This is Stephanie Maas, partner with Thinking Ahead Search.
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I specialize in commercial banking and commercial finance search here in the Mid Atlantic.
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So I still get this question, um, and I'm not laughing because it's a silly question ish.
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In fact, one of my favorite lines is, there are no stupid questions, just stupid people.
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And I'm not trying to imply that anyone that asks this is stupid.
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But I think it does indicate a little bit of the head in the sand mentality.
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And the question that I keep getting asked is, Hey, we're seeing a lot about the great resignation in the news on social media, LinkedIn, professional articles, whatever their source might be.
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Is that really real?
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Is this really happening?
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And I have to chuckle.
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If you aren't firsthand experiencing it, one of two things is happening.
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Really, your head is super, super in the sand and you're not really aware of what's going on around you or it just hasn't hit you yet.
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Is the great resignation real?
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Absolutely.
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People are tired.
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They're burned out.
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They want to change.
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They've had an opportunity over the last.
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Just a couple of years to reevaluate their life and they're making some very real decisions.
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Some of them are super simple.
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Hey, I've had an opportunity to spend a ton of time with my family over the last couple of years.
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I'm never going back to the office to work and they stay remote.
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For some of them, it's, you know what?
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My employer sucks.
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I'm out of here for some is this industry sucks.
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I'm out of here for some, it's, it's all kinds of things.
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Some of it can be very positive, but either way.
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Our reality is this, the Great Resignation is on.
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So is it real?
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Yup.
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And if you aren't dealing with it, especially if you're in a position of authority, you better game on because it is about to rock your world.
