Why are employees leaving?

Why are #employees Leaving?
(Some perspectives shared by McKinsey; Some my  own)

Employers don’t really know why
employees are leaving.

EMPLOYEES themselves
don’t know why employees are leaving.

That is Employees are in a conundrum- they too are facing insecurity & are confused, by & large.

As employees return to #office,
even in #hybrid mode, they find  things are not the same.

Things feel different, routines feel different.

Office feels different –  even looks different.

Return experience may not meet one’s expectations.

They realise pandemic isn’t a short term blip.

As patterns & routine have changed, some have lost their Tribe –  #colleagues  &  trusted friends.

Earlier sense of community, ‘belonging at #work‘ & social networks are disrupted.

Some lacked  Self-awareness
to see these changes coming.

All  changes are difficult to process emotionally.

We tend to be blinded, when things are happening to us &  others around us at same time.

Interactions are awkward – whether to elbow bump, shake hands or do nothing?

Meetings where some are IN the room & others on video conference, have their own challenges.

When people feel off-balance, that puts them in edge.

Unprecedented challenges lead to unprecedented decisions.

When emotional ties wane, people are more likely to seek opportunities to expand in ways they wouldn’t have thought before.

Famous Gallup study before Pandemic had emphasised that having even One close &
trusted friend can be a disincentive to quitting.

People who expected to get find same magic from being back in office are disappointed.

Often they can’t identify this loss, & trivialise it by comparing with those who  lost loved ones.

Even feeling unworthy : Why can’t I be grateful for what I have?

It’s best not to diminish this accumulated disappointment.

Different people process things differently. This triggers them to take decisions, they normally wouldn’t.

Besides, any crisis, that involves life and death stakes, makes people step back and take stock.

So #employers need to see Great #resignation  as a normal response to a traumatic period.

What can employers do?

Acknowledge & #empower  employees to find their way, rather than aggressively trying to retain them.

If ‘the thing is not the thing’ then set then free professionally & leave door open for them to return.

Make it clear that the confusion they’re feeling is perfectly normal.

Offer strong #mentalhealth  benefits & when separations do take place, do it professionally.

Today, more than ever before, employees need professional & psychologically safe environment.

Need to feel valued & supported, even when they are unsure why they’re feeling so fragile.

Great Resignation, which is being seen even in India, albeit to a lesser extent, needs to be seen not so much as a business problem, but a human problem

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