The much-maligned Great Resignation has been the subject of many headlines since last year, as underpaid and under-appreciated workers decided to leave for greener pastures. In 2021, over 47 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs—which the Harvard Business Review called “an unprecedented mass exit.”
As with most workplace trends, millennials and Gen Z bore the brunt of the blame for fueling the quits, said to be seeking higher pay and greater flexibility. But we might want to shift some of that attention to baby boomers, who also left the workforce in droves during the pandemic. Many of them don’t plan on coming back.
