Sherrie Suski discusses the changing face of human resources.

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Sherrie Suski | Career
MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA
The Changing Face of Human Resources
March 14, 2022 by Sherrie Suskie (Edit)
There has been an earthquake-like shift in the employee-employer relationship and it has
happened, not over decades, but within 2 years. It has changed the way employers interact with
their employees and the way employees show up for work. In the past, even the advanced HR
functions were still primarily transactionally based. This shift has necessitated that employers
look at each employee in an authentic Are you an authentic HR leader?
(humanresourcesonline.net)way, taking into account their needs on a holistic basis and not just
during the workweek. Employees more than ever before are coming to the table with demands.
Demands for work/life balance, for enhanced benefits, for more pay, and most importantly, for
meaningful work where they can serve a greater purpose and be a part of something bigger
than themselves. They are holding employers accountable in record numbers for taking a stand
on important issues and being able to eloquently articulate how they are improving the world.
COVID, while an incredible health travesty, has in some ways, sped up this revolution. It has
caused people, employees, to step back and assess what is important to them, where they want
to work, how they want to work, and what they are willing to sacrifice, if anything, for a job. In
record numbers, over 4.4M in Nov 2021 alone, People Explained Why They Resigned During
The Great Resignation, And Their Points Are Sooo Valid (yahoo.com)employees are quitting
and quitting without necessarily having another position lined up. Quitting to pursue their
passions and their interests and realizing that money is only a part of the equation to leading a
happy life. The term The Great Resignation, Great Resignation – Wikipedia coined by Anthony
Klotz, a professor of management at Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, who
predicted the mass exodus in May 2021, is on everyone’s minds.

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I feel very fortunate to be a part of an organization that started this journey long before the
world had ever heard of COVID, to have embraced our WHY, and to have established
inspirational Guiding Principles that serve as a daily roadmap for our teams for how we want to
serve our employees, our residents and our broader communities. Well-being has always been
at the forefront of our message and wellbeing in the broader sense of the word, incorporating
physical, financial, social, emotional, and career wellbeing. As a people-first company, we
continue to take the individual needs of our workforce into account, personalizing our
offerings and doing what is right.
While the staggering numbers of employees who are quitting their jobs and moving on may
slow in the coming months, the seismic shifts surrounding flexibility and employee demands
that have occurred will remain. I am frequently asked by our employees and others if we will
revert to the old ways of working without the flexibility and the hybrid The Next Great
Disruption Is Hybrid Work—Are We Ready? (microsoft.com)schedules. My answer is always
the same “No”. Once we enter a period of enlightenment it is impossible not to know what we
know. People can be highly productive working from someplace other than the office, working
irregular hours and days, and can be trusted to get the job done, whether you can “see” them or
not.
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