“The Great Resignation” - Boston Globe

The Boston Globe recently published “A giant game of musical chairs’: Waves of workers are changing jobs as the pandemic wanes” featuring Kathy Robinson.

After a dozen long years at Google, David Smydra had been thinking about moving on. But when the pandemic hit, all he could do was “shelter in place ... hold on, do my best to weather the storm.”

But working from home in West Roxbury only increased the feeling of burnout that had been building before COVID-19. So as the virus loosened its grip on the region, his urge for a reset returned, even stronger.

“The effects of the pandemic gave me clarity to see my situation without the blinders of the daily hustle,” he said.