About 49% of HR leaders reporting significant drops in employee morale after serial layoffs, while 47% said they saw a drop in connectivity. About 41% said they saw an increase in resignations.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/serial-layoffs-are-becoming-the-norm-heading-into-2026/ar-AA1TkeXB
Employees retiring earlier than employers expected as a result of additional taskings to offset fewer employees and sustained or increased workload with no commensurate increase in compensation. More employees experiencing work stress related medical conditions further diminishing performance and stakeholder value as employees. Additional workplace stress brought home impacting the quality of life of employees' families on top of economic inflation and layoffs stress. Stakeholders drive the US economy and we need to pull over and shift from drive to park. Without stakeholders participation the economy grinds to a halt. Without shareholder participation there is more prosperity for employees creating the corporate value.