

In essays and news articles, many people have described their newly lax attitudes toward work as a loss of ambition. It’s not hard to imagine how that exhaustion turns into a desire for a less-stressful job. workers feel exhausted at the end of the day. That could be because, according to other SHRM research, more than half of U.S. workers said they were engaged with their jobs, while almost 20% said they were actively disengaged-the lowest ratio of engagement to disengagement in about a decade, according to Gallup research.

In the second quarter of 2022, only about a third of U.S. workers were looking for a new job, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and 29% of those who had recently resigned said they did so because they wanted better work-life balance. Read More: Why a Class on Doing Nothing Is So Popularįor example, more than half of surveyed workers said they’re questioning the purpose of their jobs and the role work should play in their lives in a January report from research firm Gartner. First came the “ Great Resignation ,” followed recently by the phenomenon of “ quiet quitting.” Many surveys have also pointed to a sense of malaise and fatigue sweeping the American workforce, apparently culminating in a common desire to do less. “That’s my big goal in everything that I’m doing.”Įvans isn’t alone in taking a step back from the corporate grind. “I’m just trying to achieve more peace,” she says. She is currently building healthy boundaries between her personal life and her new job in public relations, and is working on “unlearning” the always-on mindset with which she started her career. After reading a recently published book that made her question the large role work played in her life, she quit her job in June and took a couple months off to rest and recover from burnout (a huge privilege, she acknowledges). Today, however, Evans’ teenage slogan makes her cringe. After graduating college, she threw herself into demanding jobs in Los Angeles’ influencer economy, building a reputation for being available 24/7 and valuing career achievement above all else. I hope he will do himself justice but I'm not confident about it as he has just been relaxing for many years and now he will be in the middle of a crossfire.When Rafy Evans, 25, was a teenager, she adopted a mantra to guide her blossoming career aspirations: “I want my work to be about my life, and I want my life to be about my work.”Įvans came of age in what she calls the “girlboss” era, idolizing female entrepreneurs like Nasty Gal’s Sophia Amoruso and Glossier’s Emily Weiss. "Its a very good move for him but there will be a lot of tough matches for him. It's very good for him that he leaves Man United and now goes to Rangers. Now he comes there and the plan is for him to be a starter. Two of them are very old and the third one doesn't seem to have the level to play regularly for Rangers. He added: “I'm sure that he will play because Rangers have struggled with their goalkeepers. Parker continued a withering assessment with his take on last season's goalkeeper stable at Ibrox Allan McGregor, Jon McLaughlin and Robby McCrorie. READ MORE: Pearson, Phillips and a target man: Stoke City transfer window predictions READ MORE: Stoke City transfer drive to crank up in countdown for pre-season They have no ambitions and the same applies for Jack Butland." It's quite strange that the mentality of a lot of goalkeepers is just to accept sitting on the bench. "But it's going to be seriously tough for him after so many years on the bench.

He never played at Crystal Palace or Man United. He had a great time at Stoke but that's all he has done.

Speaking to SpilXperten, Parker said: "Well, if he can't do well at Rangers in Scotland then he has serious, serious problems. Former Manchester United defender Paul Parker has slammed Jack Butland's lack of ambition for spending three seasons on the sidelines before joining Rangers.īutland left Stoke City in 2020 after a difficult season, hoping to kickstart his career at Crystal Palace - but he has only made 17 appearances since then, including none during half-a-season on loan at Manchester United.
