How to Be Awesome at Your Job 1158: The Science Behind Why People Quit with Dr. Anthony Klotz
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Jun 4, 2026 
Dr. Anthony Klotz, a professor who predicted the Great Resignation and wrote Jolted, studies why people quit and how career decisions unfold. He explains how single jolts and the pandemic reshaped our relationship with work. He outlines types of jolts, why waiting before acting often helps, and practical ways to reassess or ask for changes to stay or leave more thoughtfully.
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Quits Often Start With A Single Jolt
- Quitting decisions are often triggered by single jolts rather than slow, rational accumulation of dissatisfaction.
- The pandemic acted as several jolts at once, showing how one event can reshape many people's relationship with work quickly.
Pandemic Was A Compound Work Jolt
- The pandemic combined work changes, burnout, and existential threats into a compound jolt that made people reassess work priorities.
- This triggered shifts like remote work preference, higher burnout in frontline roles, and rethinking time allocation.
Lottery Question Reveals Lasting Change
- Responses to the lottery question show a drop in desire to keep current jobs after the pandemic while general desire to work only dipped modestly.
- The lottery item fell from ~70% to ~62%, implying millions permanently re-evaluated work's role.
