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Employers' lackluster response to the pandemic has triggered a "Hidden Resignation," as more workers report being actively disengaged from their jobs.

Here's what's going on. 👇

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Workers aren't just quitting their jobs.

Many employees, disillusioned with the way their companies are mishandling the new realities of work, no longer feel able or motivated to devote themselves to their jobs the way they did before the pandemic.

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There are, of course, plenty of Americans who are actually leaving their jobs.

What leaders don't grasp is that their turnover problem goes beyond employees finding new opportunities.

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Companies are actively driving their white-collar workers away by presuming that employees are still thinking the way they did before the pandemic: that their jobs are the most important things in their lives.

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But in the face of novel challenges stemming from the pandemic — everything from the shift to remote work to closures of schools and daycare centers — many workers began to question the validity of their career as an identity.

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Though the unemployment rate has stabilized from the uncertainty of the pandemic, Gallup found that employee engagement dropped in 2021 for the first time in a decade.

Only about a third of employees reported being actively engaged in their work.

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This hidden resignation underscores why many businesses are failing to keep their best from eyeing the exits.

In the rush to offer workers pay bumps and similar perks, many employers are overlooking the shortcomings of their business cultures.

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Yes, better pay and benefits are essential for retention.

But when employers fail to ensure that staff feel connected and fulfilled, they ignore what employees themselves say is driving them to reassess their relationship with their employers.

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