In August, Research Co. and Glacier Media asked Canadians about the “Great Break-Up,” or the notion that the pandemic had enabled couples to realize that they were not meant to be together. Late last month, we studied another concept that spawned out after we became familiar with COVID-19: the “Great Resignation.”
A similar situation is observed when we discuss business development efforts. Similar proportions of employed British Columbians say they are experiencing more virtual meetings and in-person meetings with prospective clients than at the height of COVID-19 concerns. On this indicator, there is again no clear leader as far as companies entirely favouring one system.
Similar proportions of pandemic “home employees” avoid the commute three to four times a week or once or twice a week . Only 11 per cent of pandemic “home employees” are not working from home at all anymore. At this stage, the numbers do not suggest that British Columbia will avoid the “Great Resignation” if the right opportunities come along. Just under one in 10 pandemic “home employees” say they already left their previous job to be at one where they can work from home more often, including 11 per cent of women and 16 per cent of those who live in the Fraser Valley.