The current labor crisis is not just a perfect storm, but a hurricane, tornado, and earthquake rolled into one. This is not about the unemployed, it is about the disengaged and life shifts. The quitting rate reached a new high as 4.5 million workers quit their jobs in October 2022. According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The confusing job market is likely to last through 2023. We are all aware of the struggles to find and keep quality staffing. Workers find it hard to locate a job they feel satisfied with, and recruiters are dealing with ghosting and unreliable temp staff every day. What are we to do?
We must help ourselves! Everyone needs to get on the same page and stop the nonproductive conflicts. Opposition never solves anything. It only focuses on perpetual problems. Workplace challenges stem from fundamental differences between the people in charge and those who follow. It’s called relationships, and that requires trust, care, and compromise.
We all share in the job market—good or bad. Recruiters are stretched to their limit and struggling to find a steady pipeline of high-quality applicants, but they can and must do better. Employers need to be more conscious of staff needs, “the job” should not be a place where nameless, meaningless people show up to work. There must be meaning, and opportunity for people to learn and grow. Everyone must do their part; employees need to contribute positively to a healthy workforce that increases the value and success of the company.
Reimagining the job market and the workplace starts with understanding the needs of the employer and its employees. Employers can do more to inspire growth, the employee can do more to help build the brand, and my colleagues should do more to facilitate and negotiate win-win deals for everyone. If businesses don’t grow and fail, there are no jobs, no need for recruiting, and soon no companies. We need each other now more than ever. United we stand and grow; in conflict, we stumble and fall.
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