Business owners say they’re struggling to find staff: it’s unique to have high unemployment and a record number of job openings. This is caused in part by people who are re-examining their priorities considering the financial and psychological impacts of the pandemic. Between sudden layoffs that created insecurities and mistrust, disrupted family and school schedules that upended work-life balances, and fears of either the virus or the vaccine, many aren’t willing to return to jobs they’re not passionate about. Employers trying to recall former and furloughed workers and or hire new ones must adopt new strategies and management styles to prove they understand these concerns and needs. Unfortunately, many are not doing enough to attract and retain the employees they so desperately need – this is evidenced by the number of employees that are “rage-quitting” after only a short period of time. Employees are not willing to work for less than living wages and they’re not going to accept management that isn’t empathetic to their needs for psychological safety. They’re looking for jobs they can be passionate about and managers they can trust after this scary pandemic: companies that adapt to this new normal will have employees – those that don’t, won’t. Give your employees something to be passionate about and everything else will fall into place today.
Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born 1970): American politician and gun control advocate who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives
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