{"id":65697,"date":"2022-07-14T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=65697"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:54:19","slug":"great-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/great-resignation","title":{"rendered":"The Great Resignation – Revised"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When I first started thinking about this article, things were good. Businesses were doing well, the stock market was happy, and employees were experiencing the diminishing necessity of spending hours commuting to work. Remote work had become a reality and, with it, the need to work themselves to death evaporated. For companies that did not keep up with their employees\u2019 discovery that there truly is such a thing as work-life balance, that rest isn\u2019t earned but necessary, that micromanagement is dead – long live productivity – well, those companies lost their employees to competitors who treat people better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then, to oversimplify, employers started forcing employees back into the office<\/a> so employees started resigning<\/a>, COVID was still globally surging in waves (yes, it still is), and there was that little tiff in Europe where Russia invaded Ukraine (and, with it, many countries enacted sanctions against Russia). With all that and more, economies across the world began to falter. Now we\u2019re teetering on the brink of a recession (at the time of this writing, that is; the needle may have moved by publishing time). <\/p>\n\n\n\n So what\u2019s different now than during the height of the Great Resignation? How do you know if it\u2019s time to find something better? How do you find what you want<\/em> rather than \u201cjust another\u201d sysadmin job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s address the most pertinent question first: you may well be wondering how a recession impacts you. I am not<\/em> here to give financial advice\u2026you should have a financial advisor for that. From a work perspective, I can say that many companies are engaging in freezes or layoffs. Both are scary propositions, of course. If doomscrolling<\/a> is your jam, you can track layoffs at major companies over at this site<\/a>. It may be time to leave your current job. But it might make sense to stick with it while the economy shakes out\u2026if the job is still good and your mental health isn\u2019t being adversely impacted by the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, if you\u2019re stuck in an untenable situation, I strongly recommend seeking out a mental health professional to deal with the stress that comes with this turn of events. Y\u2019all, there is a LOT happening in the world right now. Take care of yourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I see a lot<\/em> of stress in the IT community. It seems like folks are stuck. Or maybe they\u2019re participating in \u201cmy users are worse than your users\u201d; enjoying the angst that comes with being in IT (some folks thrive on pressure, amirite?). The toughest part about the angst is controlling the frustration and anger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of the stress and anger are seen in the complaints about employers, bosses, and users. Users yell about terrible IT support. Bosses demand more from us IT folx. Employers don\u2019t compensate as if their employees are valued (free pizza, free snacks, and beer don\u2019t pay the rent; also, these things keep us tethered to the desk, not the company). And IT support feels this way about users (if this is how you feel on a daily basis, you may be stuck in a bad job or a bad company):<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Does A Recession Impact Me?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Stuck?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n