By | Jack Kelly | www.forbes.com
The labor force needs rethink the concept of staying with one company for the long term. It’s time to normalize frequently switching jobs. Maybe people have been looking at work all wrong. Instead of staying for decades at a company, the Great Reshuffle clearly shows that people are quick to quit and make a change.
The pandemic opened people’s eyes to the frailty of life and how impermanent things are. One day, you are here on earth. The next, you could be gone. One of the positive messages to spring forth from the virus outbreak is that people need to appreciate and make the most out of the short time that they have.
Workers don’t want to waste over eight hours a day, five days a week, at a job that they don’t enjoy or feel appreciated by their bosses. Life’s too short to settle for mediocrity. People want meaning, purpose, fulfillment and fair pay for their efforts. If employees can’t achieve this where they currently are, they’re not afraid to pursue new opportunities.