'Great resignation' et al. | HR is overrun with buzzwords - but that's not a bad thing

Pingdemic. Zoom Fatigue. The Great Resignation. Quiet Quitting. Quiet Firing. Desk bombing. Coffee badging. Resenteeism. Career cushioning. 

The list of buzzwords and catchphrases that have joined the HR dictionary in recent years could stretch longer than this article itself, if we were to go on.

The matters they define are nothing new, but these trendy phrases are increasingly being used to wrap up workplace issues and make them more… LinkedIn-chic.

Just this week, we witnessed another catch phrase rear its head… ‘The great stay’. Translation: decreasing rates of employee turnover.