Big Law’s Great Resignation: Why I Don’t Believe the Hype
“In the last year or so, people have been doing just that more or less. According to the U.S. Labor Department, a staggering 4.4 million quit their jobs in September. And Harvard Business Review reports that employees between the ages of 30 and 45 saw the largest jump in resignation rates, with,” reports Vivia Chen in Bloomberg Law.
“If there’s a segment of the workforce that should be ripe for The Great Resignation, it should be the lawyering class, particularly those in the associate ranks Millennials and Gen Zers who’ve been working like dogs during the pandemic. Stressed and anguished, they’re also famous for being outspoken about tellinng their bosses exactly.”