I've been adamant about posting this because 1, it involves race (which is a sensitive topic in itself) and 2, there's a level of socioeconomic standing which affects your decisions. Either way, I understand that someone may be triggered or offended but I am curious if anyone else feels this way.
I am an Asian-American female and sparked a conversation with one of my good friends, whom I helped sent a referral to get a job at my company months after being laid off after 4 years at his last and not having luck finding a new one. My current company is no stranger to high turnovers and loads of people quitting left and right. In the months since he's started, we noticed several people leaving abruptly not long after they started, which begs the question of rather if they've found new jobs or if they quit with no job lined up. And they all happen to be white.
My friend is black and had no luck or barely any leads from mass applying (in marketing) until he got this job (quit last week with no job lined up due to tremendous stress and other obligations). He sat on this decision for months and had to really think about the financial sacrifices he'd make and the possible long road he has ahead to finding a new job again. I have been searching for a new job in another field myself for about 8 months now and haven't had a lot of luck either. Mentally, I'm not quite sure how long I can endure the stress from my job, but it's not the worst that I've experienced. On top of that, I have a lot of financial responsibilities that I can't cut corners on.
This being said, I had been oblivious to glass ceilings early in my career and always thought that as long as I worked hard, there would be no barriers in my career but I've found that less to be true in my career overtime and not everything is black and white. I've had a large career gap from quitting, thinking that I'd easily find another job, but that wasn't the case. What are people's thoughts on this whole recent resignation culture that is rampant and if people who are able to afford doing this have a safety net, whether it's socioeconomically or racial?