Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. Partner Nina Pirrotti appeared on NBC Connecticut with Dan Corcoran on January 27th to discuss the continuing Great Resignation. Nina has also appeared on NBC Connecticut to discuss the Great Resignation in the past. You can watch the full segment here.
The Great Resignation has been prevalent throughout much of the pandemic. While it seemed to be slowing down for a brief period, the number of Connecticut employees leaving their jobs rose to 49,000 in November. When asked why so many people are choosing to leave their jobs, Nina responded, “I think this phenomenon can be summarized by a single word, and that word is ‘opportunity’. And those opportunities have only increased since we last spoke. As the job market continues to have a glut of available jobs open, employees are going to be seeking out those jobs and looking for greener pastures. And this phenomenon will continue as long as that current state of the economy continues.”
However, while Nina states that there are opportunities available for many employees today, these aren’t always available to everyone. Nina warned that older employees in the workplace may not have access to the same opportunities that are available to younger employees.
Nina also provided some advice to employers worried about the Great Resignation, saying “I think employers should be thinking about what they can do to make that workplace as fulfilling as possible so that the employee won’t even think about leaving. And you know what? Part of that is just this intangible feeling that an employee gets that they are an integral part of the team, that their employer really genuinely cares about them as an individual, not a cog in a wheel, not a number of their workforce – someone who really just cares about them as individuals.”
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