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Bonus: The Not-So-Great Resignation (WorkLife with Adam Grant)

The Next Big Idea

Next Big Idea Club

Education, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Over the past year, the Great Resignation has been all over the news. Many people are celebrating quitting their jobs — but it’s a decision some will come to regret. So when’s the right time to leave? How do you quit without burning bridges? And how can workplaces encourage people to stay? This is an episode of "WorkLife with Adam Grant," a podcast in the TED Audio Collective. If you want to hear more episodes, you can find and follow "WorkLife" wherever you listen.

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0:00.0

Hi everyone, so something different today. We're sharing an episode of Work Life with Adam Grant.

0:07.4

You've heard Adam host you this show before, he's one of our four extraordinary

0:11.4

curators at the next big idea club. And on his podcast, he goes inside the minds of truly

0:17.2

unusual professionals to discover the science of making work not suck. And it goes beyond work too.

0:24.2

Adam uses fascinating psychological insights to learn how we can create actual change in our

0:29.6

lives. Here's an episode we thought you'd especially like which explores the great or maybe not

0:35.2

so great resignation. Over the past year, millions of people have been quitting their jobs.

0:48.0

I'm 22 years old and I just decided to quit my full-time job. Today is officially my last day

0:55.0

at the toxic corporate job and no one's even acknowledged that it's my last day.

1:00.5

People weren't just quitting at record levels. They were celebrating and posting their exits

1:05.2

for the whole world to see. This is me one hour before I quit my corporate job.

1:10.1

I'm shaking. You can probably hear my heartbeat.

1:12.6

Quitting videos were all over the internet. There were entire teams leaving at the same time.

1:18.4

People dancing in popping champagne bottles. Even some announcing their departures through

1:23.2

the store intercom. The great resignation has liberated some people from miserable jobs and

1:34.3

abusive bosses. But for others, this whole movement has also had moments of the great regret.

1:53.6

Let's talk about what you should consider before you leave and what managers should do to help you stay.

2:10.3

I'm Adam Grant and this is Work Life, my podcast with the Ted Audio Collective.

2:14.9

I'm an organizational psychologist. I study how to make work not suck and I haven't quit yet.

2:22.0

In this show, I take you inside the minds of fascinating people to rethink how we work,

2:26.5

lead and live. Today, the not so great resignation. When and how to quit your job and how to

2:34.8

build a workplace where people want to stay. Thanks to LinkedIn for sponsoring this episode.

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