V.live to work or work to live? When the boys de The welfare state if they were wondering in A life on vacation on the stage of the Ariston (complete with a performance by the then 84-year-old dancer Paddy Jones) he would never have imagined everything that would happen in the world just a few months later.
But the arrival of the Covid pandemic – and the consequent changes in habits, primarily working habits – has upset everything. And he has brought this question back to the fore. Especially now that the theme of the “great resignations” is on the agenda.
Great resignation under 40, the reflection of Michela Marzano
Up The printMichela Marzano underlined a fact: many under-forties are no longer willing to sacrifice themselves in the name of work.
According to the philosopher and essayist, in fact, “the pandemic has changed the cards so much that it seems a century has passed since we grew up convinced that there was nothing outside of work and that, only by making a career, we would be able to prove your worth. Although this then involved a great sacrificeincluding that of private life“.
But the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic, and the consequent redefinition of working practices, has revolutionized everything. Such as the priorities of workers. “There have been many who have decided to change their lives. Forced to deal with themselves, they lined up priorities and they chose children, family, rest and hobbies“. What follows is what Anthony Klotz, professor of Management at the University of Texas, defined in May 2021 as “great resignation“, That is the”large resignations“.
Consequence of stress during the pandemic?
But what exactly is it about? What kind of phenomenon are we observing? No doubt the various lockdowns we have experienced have given us the opportunity to reflect on what occupies our days. And this has inevitably brought to the fore the macro-theme of mental health.
There have been (and still are) many studies that have highlighted the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on our stress. What makes us really happy? What really satisfies us?
A recent research conducted online on 1000 people from Human Highway for Assosalute proved that eight out of ten people in Italy declare that they have suffered from at least one disorder attributable to stress in the last year. The most frequent? Headache (48.0%) and anxiety, nervousness and irritability (42.8%).
The topic of mental health also touches on the professional one
Therefore, if mental health remains a point on which many are questioning, it is also true that they have emerged ever deeper reflections on one’s professional life. And in many cases this self-analysis has led to life choices that were previously unthinkable.
Michela Marzano continues on The print: “It is precisely in recent months that, first in the USA, then also in Europe, millions of people have left their jobsaccelerating a trend that some specialists had begun to observe ».
And again: «There are those who try to relativize, underlining the stress accumulated in the last two years. But there are also those who speak of a real one reversal of the paradigmwith the progressive awareness, not only of the malaise one felt while working, but also on the importance of refocusing on oneself and on the affections ».
The “great resignations” are already a reality
A research published exactly one year ago and carried out byIBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) reported that one in four people globally would have wanted to change jobs by the end of 2021. And apparently, 2022 will be the year in which the purpose becomes reality.
I study What employees expect in 2021 he was already putting pen to paper what would later become a fact of life: from the need to have greater flexibility in the workplace to the desire to work without uncertain hours and with a more equitable remuneration. There are many reasons. But apparently we are in the middle of these “large resignations“.
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