According to a Microsoft survey, more than 40% of workers globally considered quitting their jobs in 2021 as part of the Great Resignation. That number sits at 20% in 2022, according to the World Economic Forum — still a significant and striking number. A recent Deloitte survey reports that 2 in 5 Gen-Zers and nearly one-quarter (24%) of millennials want to leave their current jobs by 2024. Many more are expected to join the crowds in the coming months as they seek higher pay, more flexible working conditions, and new challenges.
All of this has clear consequences for hiring and personnel with the potential to cause security problems. Businesses that previously failed to properly implement security standards have expressed worry about shifting to remote work. Now, companies need to be concerned about whether the firms they partner with have policies in place to ensure that departing employees do not take important information or sensitive files when they leave.