Krithika Varagur
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141 appearances
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first heard Mar 2021
last heard Sep 2021
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I think the kind of workday creep and explosion of people's job descriptions also contributed to this and made people a little bit hesitant to find another role when they were already so burned out and dissatisfied in a present role.
Thanks so much for having me on.
Well, a lot of young people, and we're not talking about the youngest members of the workforce, so it's not really Gen Z, but, you know, solid middle of the road millennials in their late 20s and early 30s who maybe have a few years of work experience under their belt and some savings in the bank.
are in a pretty good position to hit pause instead of just jumping immediately into another career.
A lot of them felt burned out during the pandemic at their old job and realized how hard it is to leave once you're locked into a full time role.
So they're not in a rush to get into another one.
And they have various reasons for this.
But part of it is definitely optimism about the record number of job openings and the overall
you know, more favorable labor market for workers than we had last year.
Absolutely.
And I think reporting this story made me realize that more than ever before.
And it's had such a long tail.
People are responding to burnout they faced maybe a year ago, more than a year ago today by doing things like quitting so they could focus on a new job search in a totally new field full time, or maybe quitting so they can focus full time on their creative goals like writing or something like that.
I think the kind of workday creep and explosion of people's job descriptions also contributed to this and made people a little bit hesitant to find another role when they were already so burned out and dissatisfied in a present role.
Well, I mean, most of the people I spoke to in this story acknowledged that they had some degree of privilege or certain socioeconomic factors that allow them to make this decision, whether that's a few years of savings in the bank or a partner who would let them go on their health insurance, which is one of the biggest things you lose when you quit a job, or just, you know, feeling young and somewhat healthy and like it's not the biggest risk in the world, which is a choice, but it's still in its own way a privilege to feel that way.
So I'd say people who don't feel any of those things and don't have a lot of savings probably aren't going to be voluntarily quitting to take a hiatus like this.
So it's a bit of a self-selecting group.
That being said, even people who do have some financial advantages have to be careful because taxes and savings are not at all straightforward for freelancers or part-time workers or anyone in the gig economy.
And that's a really big change.
So one of the experts I talked to said, if you are considering a move like this, you should meet with a financial advisor sooner rather than later.
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