We are hearing a good deal about the Great Resignation, the phenomenon of a surprising number people dropping out of the workforce since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. Many pundits and employers have claimed that people have stayed away from work because of pandemic unemployment benefits expansion. Others have noted fears of Covid in the workplace and childcare needs complicated by Covid. Still others have figured that Covid has given some folks the opportunity to dream big, to stretch themselves, to become more entrepreneurial, and to light out on their own. A vocal handful say that people have just enjoyed being out of work during pandemic shutdowns and don’t want to go back.

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