In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a help wanted sign hangs on the door of a Target store in Uniontown, Pa.
Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo
‘The Great Resignation’ and the impact on the American workplace
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Merideth Bucher
Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo
In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a help wanted sign hangs on the door of a Target store in Uniontown, Pa.
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Airdate: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Between April and June of 2021 more than 11 million people quit their jobs.
Why are so many workers looking elsewhere and is it contributing to the many employers who can’t find enough workers?
It has been called ‘The Great Resignation’ and Smart Talk Tuesday will explore the issue with Phillip Kane, CEO and Managing Partner with Grace Ocean, LLC. Kane authored an article in Inc., detailing the factors influencing this phenomenon. Also on the program are Vivienne Wildes, Ph.D., visiting Associate Professor of Management with Bucknell’s Freeman College of Management and Walter Licht, Ph.D., the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.
