By Nicol Myburgh, Head: CRS Technologies HCM Business Unit
A new challenge has emerged within human capital management called rage quitting. It refers to a scenario in which an employee, out of sheer frustration or anger, makes an immediate decision to quit. The concept is not new and will be familiar to gamers from the 80s, but in the current economy, this trend is bad for all parties.
Rage quitting is the term applied to someone who, in response to anger or frustration, walks out of their job. This is done as an immediate response, fuelled by emotion, and with no intention or willingness to discuss the matter or resolve it.
It is important to maintain perspective.
In the short term, a disgruntled employee who storms out of the office may feel a sense of vindication. But the reality is that a public display of anger and frustration can never amount to anything worthwhile.
In the long term, a person who quits out of rage will no longer be employed and very likely to have burned bridges. In these tough economic times, severing connections with people is not a clever strategy.