Employees now celebrate resignations publicly online
The percentage of workers quitting their jobs in America has been historically high, reaching 3 percent this fall. However, recently, it has also become exceptionally visible. People are celebrating their resignations online via Instagram reels or 'QuitToks'. They are also turning to the Reddit forum R/antiwork where subscriptions ballooned this year. Users turn to these platforms where they gloat about being free from their 9-to-5 jobs. They're tweeting screenshots of texts from their bosses declaring they have quit.
Even chief executives are joining in on the public displays of resignation. Jack Dorsey, Twitter's head tweeted earlier last week, "Not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. PS I’m tweeting this email. My one wish is for Twitter Inc to be the most transparent company in the world. Hi mom!” There was a time when publicly broadcasting your resignation would seem like an unwise decision. Career coaches traditionally advised their clients not to disparage former employers online. Recruiters have often raised eyebrows at candidates who went public about negative experiences in their previous roles.
However, after a year of laboring through the pandemic and protesting online for racial, social injustices, some workers are ready to reject stale professional norms and vent. J.T. O’Donnell, founder of the career coaching platform Work It Daily says, "People are frustrated, exhausted, triggered. When people are triggered, you see fight or flight responses. This is a fight response.”
Source: The New York Times
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