Workplace, Is This The Era of The Great Resignations
What is your workplace, or perhaps a better question might be, where is your workplace? You could also substitute the word workplace with, workspace.
Facing difficult or bad news is not easy. Many people find a way to deal with it, cope, and move on. It seems that the pandemic isn’t letting go of the behavioral reactions in people and the decisions they make.
There is a reported surge in the COVID virus which is being labeled the Delta variant.
What will this mean for your workplace or workspace?
Work From Home
It seemed like it happened in an instant in 2020. Everything shut down. Business operations that were labeled as essential kept going, but many businesses were forced to close their doors.
Some businesses had a fairly smooth transition while others suffered from shock about the way they work. In smaller more rural communities, the infrastructure wasn’t (and still isn’t) there to support work from home (WFH).
June 2021 was looking favorable. Many things opening, schools out for the summer, and finally some things were returning to normal.
Now, the Delta variant is threatening a retreat.
What will this do to your workplace? What will be the plan for your workforce?
Return To Office
The return to office (RTO) may not be coming as expected. Even if your business or the organization you work for has had this as part of the plan.
Is some of your team still working remote?
Has your return to the office been delayed?
What does the workforce want?
Trending Workplace
Some research indicates that what employees want has changed. They’ve had a taste of something different and now they want more.
Some are calling this new era the time of, “The Great Resignations.”
Many arguments exist as to why the workforce is facing so much struggle. Certainly, some of it appears to be connected with financial benefit invoked by the Government to help those in need during the pandemic.
Polls and surveys during the past 12 to 18 months have indicated that perhaps now more than ever before, employee satisfaction is way off. Employees want more, and they’re often finding it with businesses and organizations that they believe are the best places to work.
Some of this is the remote workforce, some of it may be blended or hybrid. In either case, it is largely different from the traditional workspace of 2019.
Is there a shift for you?
What is your workplace looking like these days?
-DEG
Dennis E. Gilbert is a business consultant, speaker (CSPTM), and culture expert. He is a five-time author and the founder of Appreciative Strategies, LLC. His business focuses on positive human performance improvement solutions through Appreciative Strategies®. Reach him through his website at Dennis-Gilbert.com or by calling +1 646.546.5553.
