“I Quit My Job Today”
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4.3 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2021
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
You’ve likely heard about the great resignation -- this moment when millions of workers across the country have handed in their notice. Sometimes, people left because they were overworked. Sometimes, it’s because they wanted to change paths, or make more money elsewhere. But for every employee quitting, there’s an employer being quit on. These are stories from the great resignation: Who’s quitting, who’s hiring, and how long this moment is likely to last.
Guests:
Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan.
Rachel, a recently resigned employee from Massachusetts.
Julia James, co-owner of Radish and Rye Food Hub in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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| 0:00.0 | I've entered the Rick and Morty multiverse so many times at all for that I don't know whether I'm Rick, Morty. |
| 0:07.3 | Oh, myself. |
| 0:08.6 | Am I Rick? |
| 0:09.6 | Am I Morty? |
| 0:10.7 | Am I me? |
| 0:11.9 | Am I Rick? |
| 0:12.9 | Am I Morty? |
| 0:14.0 | Am I me? |
| 0:15.3 | I don't know. |
| 0:16.4 | Watch now on all four. |
| 0:18.1 | The UK's biggest free-streaming service. |
| 0:20.5 | Watch and rewatch. |
| 0:21.5 | Watch and rewatch. |
| 0:22.3 | Watch and rewatch. |
| 0:22.8 | Go for me. |
| 0:23.6 | Compare Channel 4.com slash verify. |
| 0:26.5 | Hey everyone. |
| 0:27.4 | Quick heads up. We've got some tape in the show of people joyfully quitting their jobs. |
| 0:32.4 | And when they do that, they curse. |
| 0:34.4 | Betsy Stevenson studies big economic trends. |
| 0:43.4 | She used to advise President Obama. |
| 0:45.4 | And she started using this phrase to describe the economy right now. |
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