{"id":6766,"date":"2022-02-28T10:59:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T09:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serengetitech.com\/?p=6766"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:43:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:43:33","slug":"software-outsourcing-as-a-response-to-the-great-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serengetitech.com\/de\/business\/software-outsourcing-as-a-response-to-the-great-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Outsourcing as a Response to The Great Resignation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After the Great Depression in the 1930s and the Great Recession in 2008, the year 2021 was characterized by the Great Resignation - a phenomenon that marked the business world through the second year of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4 million Americans quit their jobs in July 2021. The Great Resignation is usually considered in terms of the American workforce, although it is a global phenomenon. Employees are voluntarily quitting from their positions, which is assumed to be due to a variety of issues, including discontent with existing working circumstances and personal career and lifestyle reassessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harvard Business Review's in-depth analysis<\/a> shows that resignation rates are highest in the healthcare and tech industry. The study concludes that \"resignation rates were higher among employees who worked in fields that had experienced extreme increases in demand due to the pandemic, likely leading to increased workloads and burnout.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some industries like finance and manufacturing did not significantly feel the effects of the Great Resignation, the tech industry faced resignations increased by 4.5%<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the global situation that has prevailed for two years, resignations among healthcare workers who are on the front lines of the pandemic did not come as a surprise. But where do software developers fit in?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n

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