The 'Great Resignation'
In addition to leaving the workforce altogether, workers are also leaving jobs in search of higher pay, greater
flexibility, and/or better treatment from their employers
• One recent survey found that half of employees (50%) intend to make
career changes as a result of the pandemic.
• Working parents are more likely to be considering changing their job
situation because of the COVID pandemic.
20%
20%
24%
32%
34%
42%
Want to focus more on personal life
Want to be their own boss
Want a job with more purpose
Want flexibility in where they work
Want flexibility in hours worked
Want higher pay
Top Reasons for Job Changes
Roughly two in five employees are considering leaving their
job because their company (41%) or their manager (37%)
has not cared about their concerns during the pandemic.
64% of parents (vs. 40% of non-parents) intend to make
career changes as a result of the pandemic.
65% of working parents think their ability to do their best
work has been impacted by worries over sending their
children back to school in the pandemic.
61% feel they are burnt out at work from managing their
children's educational needs during COVID-19.
More than half of working parents are considering leaving
their jobs because they feel their company (54%) or manager
(51%) has not cared about their concerns during the
pandemic (compared to 29% and 25% of non-parents,
respectively).
Source: https://www.catalyst.org/research/flexibility-demand-future-of-work/
