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The Herman Trend Alert
January 12, 2022 Trauma Jumping In November 2021, record numbers of people quit their jobs; in the United States alone, the figure was 4.9 million. The Great Resignation has given people permission to leave their jobs to start again with (hopefully) better working conditions, advanced positions, and perhaps even higher salaries. I have been forecasting that this day would come for years, and it is finally here.
Why Trauma Jumping is Happening
Trauma Jumping Defined
Workplace Trauma Comes in Many Forms
Signs of Workplace Trauma
How Employers May Support these Employees in Need 1. Get employees to acknowledge that there is a problem. If you have employees exhibiting the previous list of problems and/or reactions, schedule opportunities to talk one-on-one. If you do not think you can do it yourself, get professional help. Without finding out the specifics, you will never be able to address the issues. 2. Determine if your workplace is the problem. Take a hard look at your workplace and culture. Is yours a toxic environment, and if so, what do you need to do---right away---to begin to address it? That may be much more difficult that it would seem on the surface. As I discussed last week in Part 2 of my 2022 Workforce-Workplace Forecast, part of the problem with unconscious bias is that "leaders do not know what they do not know." Assess your employee population for their values and attitudes towards your workplace. And finally, get an objective person, perhaps an independent consultant like me to help you be as unbiased as possible. 3. Establish a zero-tolerance policy for offensive behaviors. According to Employee Experience Advocate and Coach, Chelsea Jay, common signs of a toxic workplace include name-calling, microaggressions, public humiliation, rumors and gossiping, unequal treatment, gaslighting, belittling or dismissing ideas, and even possibly intimidation. In a healthy workplace, none of these behaviors should be tolerated.
Addressing these Critical Issues is Not Optional Special thanks to FairyGodBoss.com and its staff writer Zoe Kaplan, for. Her article on Trauma Jumping from the employee's point of view prompted this Alert.
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