The Great Resignation: Workers leave old jobs for new priorities
Abby Wilson sits with her 18-month-old son Johnny in the lobby of her new employer Shoemaker Financial. She left her job managing a small law office to become a financial adviser, a position affording schedule flexibility as her son grows. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
As America comes out of the pandemic, workers are embracing the opportunity for career change while employers large and small scramble to adjust to a new paradigm.
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Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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