How workplace tech can help slow the great resignation
The world of work is undergoing a revolution – but workplace communication tools help businesses adapt.
This is part one of a three-part video and article series exploring the experience of frontline workers and new workplace tools being deployed to support them.
The last two years have seen deep, significant changes to the world of work. The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted business leaders’ focus from maintaining their bottom line to the front line. Employee experience has become more important than ever to keep good workers happy – and to keep them within a business.
Frontline workers have borne some of the heaviest burdens during the course of the pandemic, asked to work in person while many others work from home. They’ve kept our economy running, grocery stores stocked, and water and power pumping to our homes. Yet that’s come at a price. Frontline workers are leaving the workforce in increasing numbers – testament to the stresses and strains they’ve faced in recent years.
“Expectations of what people are looking for within their workplace has changed,” says Abby Guthkelch, Head of Global Executive Solutions at Workplace from Meta. “People have had a lot of time to reflect during the pandemic about their situations. They want to get more out of work.”