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Title: Resentment is Building As More Workers Feel Stuck

Link: https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/20/1854237/r...

Workers in the U.S. are running in place -- feeling stuck in jobs with dimmed
prospects of advancement and seeing fewer opportunities to jump ship for
something better. From a report: It's a sharp contrast to the heady days of
2022 -- when employees were quitting their jobs at record high rates, open
roles proliferated and the possibility of a higher paycheck always seemed
just around the corner. Employers are sitting tight, says Daniel Zhao, lead
economist at job site Glassdoor. Companies aren't making big changes to
hiring strategy. That means "fewer opportunities for workers to climb the
career ladder," he says. They're still plugging away at the same role they've
had for years without the opportunity to move up internally or at a new
company. 65% of the 3,400 professionals surveyed by Glassdoor last month said
they feel stuck in their current role. "As workers feel stuck, pent-up
resentment boils under the surface," Zhao writes in a report out yesterday.

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