The Great Resignation has become the Great Negotiation. Because the economy has cooled and demand for labor has softened, employees no longer hold the advantage, said Daniel Pullin, Dean of the TCU Neeley School of Business.

Everyone loves a good quitting story, because, at some point or another, everyone dreams of quitting.

More than 38 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in 2021. And 4.5 million of those quit in November alone — the highest one-month total on record. The “Great Resignation,” the “Big Quit,” whatever you call it, the country’s workers are bowing out at a record pace.