52: Ep 052 - What’s the better option: Resign Or Be Fired?

SHRM Global Radio

We’ve been facing some rough weather economically for a while now. The pandemic led to layoffs, or retrenchments as some parts of part of the world call it, resignations in large numbers, and companies that struggled with remote work or saw a drop in revenues downsized dramatically.
It has led to a persistent doubt in everyone’s mind: is my job safe? Will I be fired? Or should I just quit and move on? Many of us have faced such a situation or seen people close to us struggle with it. Even in more conventional scenarios, is it better to wait to be asked to leave, or just go ahead and quit?

This is a sensitive subject, of course, and not an easy question to answer. There are two schools of thought on this subject, which, for various reasons, make fairly convincing arguments.