The ‘Great Detachment’ between workers and employers

WorkLife features a report on the so-called ‘Great Detachment’, a troubling workplace trend highlighting an increasing disconnect between workers and employers. It cites work management platform Slingshot’s Digital Work Trends Report, which found that only 20% of employees feel educated about the goals of the companies they work for. Slingshot founder Dean Guid remarked: “When employees don’t have insight into their company’s goals, they’re largely unaware of how their daily work fits into the bigger picture of the company, which can cause them to feel unmotivated, confused on priorities and unproductive.“ Charles Berry, director of team-building activities service Zing Events, added: “The ’Great Detachment’ isn’t just another workplace buzzword, it’s the result of a slow-burning cultural shift that started during the pandemic.”