Motivation among American workers is on the wane this year, and a majority of them aren’t highly engaged with their jobs — reducing their productivity — a new survey shows.
I think the difference is burnout. Shit has been getting worse at a quicker pace, and we are absolutely showered with worse and worse bad news every day.
That builds, man. And its hard to keep going when it does.
2022 didn't have Return to Office. 2023 does. It has more layoffs. Inflation didn't go away, and yet wages still haven't gone up and the savings are all gone.