A remarkable consequence of the global pandemic has been its triggering of the 'great resignation.' For many months now, people have been voluntarily leaving jobs at a never-before-seen rate.
Some of these departures are sooner than expected retirements; early in the pandemic, rising housing prices and positive stock market performance created a sense of financial security among many who had planned to work a few more years.
The wealthy feeling and the misery of sorting out work life during the pandemic made it attractive for many to accelerate their plan to exit the workforce.
