HR is a challenge even during the best of times, but 2023 featured a line-up of harrowing events that disrupted lives, homes, and workplaces around the world. Not to mention the many rounds of tech layoffs that began in late 2022, and the ongoing labor shortages across a number of industries
Employee happiness in 2023 plunged at a rate 10x faster than the previous three years. But will the Great Gloom extend into 2024, or can HR successfully turn the tide?