Hey, it's Rachel Cook, your modern mentor. And today, we're going to talk about what to do

when it feels like everyone around you is quitting their jobs. Whether you're questioning your

choice to stay, or you're worried that you're going to have to pick up the slack. Let's talk about

things you can do to keep your success, your confidence, and your boundaries in a healthy place.

As the Great Resignation, you know, this mass departure of people from their jobs, continues to hold the spotlight, you might be asking yourself,

what happens to me if I don't quit? I've had countless conversations recently with people who are suddenly feeling lonely

or uncertain or overwhelmed as they watch colleagues depart. They're questioning their own

decision to stay. They're missing colleagues and friends as they go, and they're afraid of being

overwhelmed by the work that's falling off of those departing plates. So if you're one of the many being left behind,

let's talk about how you can take care of yourself and use this moment to your strategic advantage.

First, make sure you give space to your feelings. I started my last full-time human resources job

at the beginning of 2008 with a financial services

company just as the market was crashing and burning. Suffice it to say by the end of my first year,

15% of my colleagues have been let go. And while layoffs are very different in nature from

voluntary resignations, the experience for those left behind can be very

similar. The sudden loneliness, the loss of trusted friends, mentors, thought partners, and collaborators

really changed the whole tone and climate of work. Things got a little mopey around the office.

But we were indeed in an office. So for those of us left behind,

leaning on each other as a community and processing our feelings together was pretty easy to do.

Today's world is a little different. So many of us continue to work largely or exclusively

virtually, which makes those natural points of human connection a bit more

rare. You need to find the moments for yourself. What are you feeling as you're watching colleagues

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