It’s been a very stressful day at work A pattern has emerged: recruiters and HR professionals are let go when companies lay off personnel a year ago, a study conducted by Workvivo, an employee experience engagement app, highlighted the challenges human resources professionals had to contend with at the time. The study surveyed more than 520 HR professionals in the United States and the U.K. on burnout in the HR department.
Ninety-eight percent of HR professionals self-reported that they were experiencing burnout, while 94% said they felt overwhelmed and 88% of respondents said they dreaded work.
As a result of workplace transformations, HR navigated in-office, remote, and hybrid work styles. They contended with the Great Resignation, sourcing, recruiting, onboarding, and retaining workers. The war for talent took its toll, as HR professionals felt undervalued and under-resourced.
Human resources professionals are, once again, experiencing stress and anxiety, but this time for a different reason. Instead of being exhausted from all the hiring, HR, talent acquisition, and diversity, equity, and inclusion professionals are on the chopping block. A pattern has emerged: recruiters and HR professionals are let go when companies lay off personnel and enact hiring freezes. If there isn’t hiring, there is no need for this function. Relatedly, DEI teams are more quickly dismantled in the absence of a “talent war,” according to Bloomberg.
Meta, Apple, Amazon And Twitter Let Go Of Talent Acquisition
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media giant is reducing its headcount. “Recruiting will be disproportionately affected since we’re planning to hire fewer people next year,” Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees. Around 1,500 recruiters and human resource professionals were slated for layoffs, as part of the 10,000 headcount reduction and the elimination of 5,000 open job requisitions roles.
