How many employees are thinking about resigning, this very minute, worldwide?
I read somewhere the percentage sits at 40% or higher.
But that’s only half the story.

Thinking isn’t always doing. Words matter, as do thoughts and definitions.
It’s obvious that people constantly look at the grass on the other side of the fence.
Yes, we are religiously told we should not compare, and always stay positive, and work hard.
But comparison, checking out the other side, is hardwired into humanity.
In earlier times, survival depended on following the more fertile lands.

That being said, leaving a job is a process, often not initiated lightly.
It can take years for that thought to become a decision, and the decision to become real.
A colleague from years ago proposed a question I began mulling over.
How many people would leave instantly after a Lotto win, a windfall, or maybe an inheritance, giving immediate notice and damning the consequences?
It would be an interesting question, if a company dared to ask it.
It’s going to be tougher to phrase than simply asking, on a scale of 1 to 5, how satisfied you are in your current position.
Would a “1” be in any way indicative of a choice that was started like a sputtering generator that got dragged out after a power outage?