My theory, everybody will be back at work after doing a round of woodworking. There’s going to be a glut of poorly made benches and a boom in woodworking tools. Modulo supply chain issues for wood and tools. Those who cannot do some woodworking will go mad and turn into zombies.
All the factors are organizational, which presumes the reasons have to do with the relationship to org. Which is wrong because us free agents outside orgs are feeling it too, but there’s nothing to quit. In my case it’s manifesting as saying no to more gigs. It’s societal.
I’d have asked a more basic question: are you quitting because of something wrong with this job or outside factors?
High level of quitting without another job lined up is revealing. I suspect that’s got to do with unprecedented savings simply presenting the option.
Benefits of the Great Resignation--1) great execs starting something new 2) young managers getting a chance to prove themselves 3) spreading of practices that work.
My suspicion is, it’s as simple as: people have a cash surplus due to a year of depressed spending and the work has gotten harder and people are just deciding “hey I can just sit this shitty phase out”
My macro theory is that people are sustainably motivated when they feel the universe is on their side; that though they may fail the occasional challenge, overall they’ll come out on top if they just keep showing up and giving it their mediocre shot. That faith has been lost.
In a way, it’s worse than before where it felt like nature/god had abandoned you and switched sides and was behind the other tribe. Now we know it’s against everybody.