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Throughout the last decade millennials and their mindset has been a much talked about topic. Being a millennial myself I began to wonder, was all this much talk and debate a waste of time? Is the definition of millennials and the surrounding facts merely a myth?

After attending many conferences, referring to books and listening to expert talks regarding this topic what made me comprehend was millennials are perceived as the black sheep among the generations, especially the previous generations.

The employee exit process is never a pleasant one, the employee can be emotional, where the team might be going through a transition, whereas HR will have to make sure that the off-boarding experience is absolutely pleasant and smooth. While areas such as onboarding and performance get extremely high attention, the off-boarding process might be a little less popular within team HR. It is important that your company provides a wholesome experience from hire to retire for an employee, making an ex-employee an advocate or a referral for your company.

A talent turnover wave has been predicted ever since the start of the pandemic. Experts expect a turnover tsunami to take place as soon as the pandemic ends. Despite how well positioned employer branding and strategy is, this might not be effective once the turnover wave starts. It is important to understand why employees would want to leave, but in many cases the reasons are basic and common. There might be some employees who don’t accept the new norm that the company has put in place, including workload, lack of flexibility, culture and burnouts. Majority however would consider leaving mainly due to career growth, monitory gains and personal reasons. But all these reasons amount to a mass exit where low retention during pandemic is taking a high turn in turnover after the pandemic. 

While Covid pandemic has significantly changed the way many of us work, it is impossible to find a workplace which has not gone through highs and lows during this period. While a significant amount of people have lost jobs or being laid off unfairly, the rest of the workforce have been facing mega volumes of work and high stress during the period. While many might have gone with the flow of keeping up with all this, slowly people are beginning to understand where their mental health and wellbeing has not been priority. Pandemic has changed many norms and beliefs, where it has also allowed companies to cross certain boundaries when it comes to their human resources. While well-being has not been a key priority during this season, it is the company which will adversely benefit from an employee who is dissatisfied and miserable.