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Retaining Career Nomads

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28 June 2022

By Mainak Maheshwari, Premraj Pillai and Sweta Miglani

Regardless of the generation they belong to, today’s workforce prioritizes working with autonomy and expressing their needs. While this may not be a new trend, it has only grown stronger in the backdrop of the pandemic which led to the rise of remote and hybrid working, changes in technology to support virtual work, and a renewed focus on mental and emotional well-being.

Given this context, it is not surprising that we hear stories of people resigning from their jobs when asked to report to the office for work (recently, 800 people at WhiteHat Jr. chose to leave their jobs when asked to return to their office), attrition rates reaching unprecedented levels, and a growing number of people moonlighting frequently to build an alternate source of income. The impact of these post-pandemic trends on organizational performance, values, and culture will admittedly be dramatic.

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About the author(s)

Premraj Pillai

Principal, Talent Advisory

Gurgaon, Haryana

Sweta Miglani

HRM

IIM, Indore

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