The Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

“For many of us,” writes workplace expert Jennifer Moss in a recent article for Harvard Business Review, “being an adult at work today is like being a kid at a school without art, gym, and recess — no fun. And, that’s a huge reason why so many of us are disconnected, bored, and disengaged.”

If you were a recess fan back in elementary school, you may be thinking: Wait a second, Jennifer. It can’t be all that bad.

But Jennifer has some data that supports her claim that people really aren’t happy at work:

Research from Gallup suggests that 50% of the global workforce is quiet quitting, while 18% are being quite vocal about their unhappiness (a phenomenon that’s now been dubbed “loud quitting”)
Meanwhile on the social media front, hashtags such as #QuietQuitting and #ActYourWage have accumulated over 1.2 billion views

This doesn’t mean, however, that employers should simply throw up their hands and give up on employee happiness. Jennifer suggests three meaningful steps that companies can take to insert a little art, gym, and recess back into the workplace. To find out what those steps are, be sure to check out Jennifer’s piece at the top of our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals.

And further down our list, you can also learn why Gen Z is rethinking the idea of college; why some companies’ DEI efforts have a lot in common with a wrestling term; and why you may be approaching your emails (careful with those emojis!) all wrong.