2020 changed how we work perhaps as much as any single year in history.
2021 may change why we work as much as any single year in history, outside of 1942 (the year after WWII started).
“The Great Resignation” has been the phrase used by the media as a play on the The Great Recession of 2008. Record number of employees are quitting.
My take: the pandemic took away a great deal but gave a few gifts. One of the gifts has been time for reflection.
Career changers entering Career Counseling Connecticut’s offices are pondering reinvention. This has always been the case. When working with someone who was clearly unhappy – and had been for years – in a career path, I would recognize the natural resistance for anyone heading into uncertainty. I get it. Hiding under a rock, even a heavy one, feels safer to our lizard brains some than heading into an open area with possible predators.
But I would often implore: you will certainly be unhappy if you stay. I realize uncertainty creates anxiety. But certain unhappiness creates depression.
Now, these conversations do not get much push back.
Nonetheless, I do know the challenges of shifting careers and I know that we can help.