In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees started to see work culture in a new light. We saw the Great Resignation and later the birth of quiet quitting culture. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 47 million American employees quit in 2021 and another 50 in 2022. Workers are on the move for their next job—why is that? According to DDI’s Frontline Leader Project, 57% of employees quit due to their boss. In the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2023 Work in America Survey, 92% of workers said it’s very (57%) or somewhat (35%) important that an organization value their emotional and psychological well-being. It also found that 57% of respondents experienced negative impacts of work stress that resulted in 31% suffering from emotional exhaustion, 26% feeling unmotivated to do their very best, and 22% having a desire to quit.
