The story
Coined by professor of management Anthony Klotz in May 2021. Its coining was influenced by the precedent of Great Recession (which was modeled after Great Depression).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Resignation
Today it means: An economic trend from 2021 to 2023 in which many employees voluntarily resigned from their jobs en masse and job-hopping was common. Full definition →