The Great Singapore Resignation: Fact or myth?

Manpower experts say turnover rates are likely to rise this year if the economy continues to recover. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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SINGAPORE - It is a trend that has been called "The Big Quit", "The Great Resignation", or even "Lying Flat", as scores of people in countries around the world leave their jobs.

A QuitTok fad has even popped up on social media, with people posting about their resignations on video platform TikTok.

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