Are you exhausted? Do you want to quit your job? You’re so not alone. Some 40 percent of global workforce members are considering leaving their employers this year. This is one of the findings from a survey published by Microsoft on Monday. On the other hand, some 61 percent of business leaders say they are “thriving” right now […]
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Now more than ever, people are expecting their employers and leaders to empathise with their unique challenges. But business leaders may be out of touch with what their employees need. However, employees want control of where, when, and how they work, and expect businesses to provide options.
The Microsoft report indicated that there are negative fallout from the pandemic and that it has fallen disproportionately on Gen Z members who are just starting their working lives. Working mothers are the next group that are most impacted. Many of them have left the workforce due to the pressures of trying to hold down jobs and shoulder the burdens of childcare when remote schooling was the available option.
Employees who said they are surviving or struggling include those who are married (54 percent), and working mothers (56 percent). The disproportionately impacted group are Generation Z (60 percent), front-line workers (61 percent), new employees on the job for less than a year (64 percent) and single (67 percent).
From the survey, 73 percent of workers indicated that they want flexible remote work options to continue, and 67 percent want more in-person time with their teams. It was recognized that the flexible working arrangements that was accelerated by the pandemic are here to stay. Indeed you may be exhausted, and stressed out, but it may not be the time to quit your job yet.
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