{"id":12113,"date":"2021-11-17T17:19:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/working-dead-why-companies-must-tend-to-remainers\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T06:15:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:15:15","slug":"working-dead-why-companies-must-tend-to-remainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/working-dead-why-companies-must-tend-to-remainers\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018Working Dead\u2019 \u2013 Why Companies Must Tend To Those Who Remain After The \u2018Great Resignation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The devastating effects of COVID-19 have led many workers to reconsider the role that their place of work should play in their wellness journeys. After months of pandemic-induced stress, many workers are realizing that one of the lynchpins to a happier life is a more wellness-centric job. As a result, they are looking for greener pastures.<\/a><\/p>\n

As employees leave in droves, others feel encouraged to follow suit and search for jobs that support their personal values, well-being, and purposes. Collectively, these forces are resulting in staggering resignation rates, with over four million resignations in August alone,\u202faccording<\/a>\u202fto the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n

In response, employers have devoted a considerable amount of time and energy towards developing strategies to stop the flood. However, far less attention has been paid to the pressing needs of the employees who have stuck around. Many of these \u201cremainers<\/a>\u201d are experiencing wellness droughts and have lost the ability to feel happy about several aspects of their jobs and organizations. While at work, they feel disengaged and emotionally lifeless, leading many to refer to the remainers as the \u201cworking dead<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

A sustained sense of\u202forganizational joy<\/a>\u202fis essential to productivity, engagement, and loyalty. Therefore, employers must pay close attention to the needs of the remainers and develop strategies to reward them with a job worth being happy about.<\/p>\n

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Key Statistics<\/h2>\n

A recent\u202fstudy<\/a>\u202fconducted by Perceptyx, an employee survey and analytics company, closely examined the experience of employees who have chosen to stay. Most strikingly, they found that, among those who have remained, around half (47%) felt either neglected or disconnected. Moreover, they noted that this mindset manifested in increased levels of negativity, despair, and indifference. Specifically, they found that the disconnected remainers were significantly less likely to report:<\/p>\n