What is “revenge quitting,” the trend that worries businesses ?

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Employment experts are starting to talk a lot about a concept: revenge quitting. Behind this principle, we find the idea of ​​a departure where the employee of a company chooses to loudly express his discontent. Enough to harm the image of the company, while deteriorating the atmosphere internally. Here's why this practice could increase next year.

Companies overwhelmed by events ?

In a fascinating article published on the subject, Business Insider interviewed Edel Holliday-Quinn, a business psychologist. According to him, revenge resignations are boosted by the increase in the workload inflicted on employees and by the successive reversals linked to teleworking upon returning to the office.

He thus underlines: “The job market is starting to ease, and for those who are seething with frustration, this could be the year they finally quit, not just silently, but loudly.”.

This outlook is also confirmed by the figures from a survey conducted by the Businessolver platform, which questioned 20,000 employees, human resources professionals and CEOs from six sectors. And indeed, 42% of workers surveyed and 52% of CEOs say they work in a toxic environment.

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Quoted by Yahoo Finance, Daniel Zhao, senior economist at Glassdoor, doesn't beat around the bush:

Employees want to grow their careers, and when they feel stuck, they also want to quit, but don’t have the opportunity to do so because of the slowdown in the job market. If people feel stuck, that resentment will build up. And if employment picks up, I think many companies will find themselves caught off guard, not expecting a wave of turnover and an avalanche of revengeful resignations.

And in France ?

While these trends can apply to certain professions under pressure, such as cybersecurity, which is still looking for talent, this does not necessarily apply to the entire labor market in France. In fact, the outlook is hardly optimistic in this regard.

After the announcement of numerous layoff plans, some forecasters say they expect the unemployment rate to climb to 8% by the end of next year. As a result, frustrated employees may choose to postpone their loud departure until later.

The bottom line:

• Revenge resignation involves leaving a company by making it known loudly
• Many employees may resort to it next year, if the job market improves
• In France, this practice could be limited to sectors under pressure

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