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The Great Resignation is an opportunity to reflect on Catholic social teaching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
What is the Great Resignation?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Beginning\u00a0in 2021 during the COVID pandemic, the great resignation was an economic and cultural trend<\/strong>, primarily in the United States, comprised of workers quitting their jobs en masse, especially in industries hit hardest by the pandemic (hospitality, healthcare, and education).<\/span><\/p>\nAlso known as the Big Quit and the Great Reshuffle, the Great Resignation was a combination of workers rethinking their careers, exhaustion with toxic work environments, poor benefits, and stagnant salaries.<\/span><\/p>\nHowever, the Great Resignation did not last long as quit rates have now returned to pre-pandemic levels.<\/span><\/p>\nThe interest of Catholic social teaching is not on the Great Resignation itself, but on the conditions of work, the expectations of employers and employees, and other issues of work.<\/span><\/p>\nWhy do We Work?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Let\u2019s begin by considering this basic question: why do we work?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nANTHROPOLOGICAL REASONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nAnd the answer is quite simple: \u201cWe were created with a vocation to work.<\/strong>\u201d (Pope Francis, 128)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c[M]an is born to labor as the bird to fly\u201d. (Pope Pius XI, 61)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWork constitutes a fundamental dimension of man\u2019s existence on earth.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 4)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWe work because “the human person must\u00a0indeed\u00a0work”, (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a> because “man expresses and fulfils himself<\/strong> by working<\/strong>“. (Pope St. John Paul II, 6)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nSo, work is for our own good<\/strong>. “[W]hen a man\u00a0works\u2026he goes outside of himself and beyond himself. Rightly understood this kind of growth is of\u00a0greater value than any external riches which can be garnered.” (Gaudium et Spes, 35)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBIBLICAL REASONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nThere is also a deep biblical dimension in support of work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c[T]he Bible shows that work\u00a0is one of\u00a0the original conditions\u00a0of the human being.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nChrist \u201cdevoted\u00a0most of the years of his life on earth\u00a0to manual work\u00a0at the carpenter\u2019s bench.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 6)\u200b<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nJesus<\/strong>, by his life as a worker<\/strong>, \u201csanctified human labor<\/strong> and endowed it with a special significance\u201d. (Pope Francis, 98)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWas the Great Resignation Wrong?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>It depends.<\/span><\/p>\nShirking responsibilities and refusing to work is wrong<\/strong>. If a person quits a job because he or she does not want to work this action is to be charitably admonished. \u201cIf anyone is unwilling to work, do not let him eat.\u201d (2 Thessalonians 3:10)<\/span><\/p>\nSince \u201c[t]he pursuit of life\u2019s necessities is quite legitimate; hence we are duty-bound to\u00a0do the\u00a0work\u00a0which enables us to obtain them.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. Paul VI, 18)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWork is of fundamental importance to the fulfilment of the human being and to the development of society.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWork is a\u2026path\u00a0to\u00a0growth, human\u00a0development\u00a0and personal\u00a0fulfilment.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis, 128)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\nShould I Quit My Job?<\/span><\/h2>\n
There are many good reasons to resign and among them are violations of the dignity of work and of the person. So, if you quit a job for more \u2018decent work\u2019, then you are to be encouraged to quit.<\/span><\/p>\nWhy? Because as we have dignity, work has dignity<\/strong>. In fact, \u201cthe basis for determining the value of human work is not primarily the kind of work being done but the fact that the one who is doing it is a person.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 6)\u200b<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWORKERS’ RIGHTS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nPope Leo XIII pointed to various workers’ rights in the first modern social teaching encyclical, Rerum Novarum<\/a>. These rights include:
<\/span><\/p>\n\n- The dignity of the worker (and work) \u2013 as such.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to a limitation of working hours. <\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to form private and professional associations.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to legitimate rest.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right of women and children to be treated differently with regard to type and duration of work.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to a just wage.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to freely discharge one\u2019s religious duties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
WHAT IS “DECENT WORK”?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat should we look for when changing jobs?<\/span><\/p>\nPope Benedict XVI outlined seven defining principles of what\u00a0\u201cdecent\u201d\u00a0work\u00a0is\u00a0in (Caritas in Veritate, 63)<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- decent work expresses one\u2019s essential dignity.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it is freely chosen.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it enables respect and freedom from discrimination.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it allows families to meet their needs and provide for their children\u2019s education.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it permits free organization of workers.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it \u201cleaves enough room for rediscovering one\u2019s roots at a personal, familial and spiritual level\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it guarantees retirees “decent standard of living.”<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dignified Work is Crucial to An Economy and Society<\/span><\/h2>\n
Dignified and “decent\u201d work is a basis for a good economy and a good society because \u201c[w]ork gives us a sense of shared responsibility for the development of the world<\/strong>, and ultimately, for our life as a people.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Pope Francis, 162)\u200b<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBy means of his work man commits himself\u2026for others and with others.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 43)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n“[W]ork is an essential\u00a0dimension of\u00a0social life\u2026the building of\u00a0healthy\u00a0relationships”. (Fratelli Tutti, 162)<\/a>
<\/span><\/p>\nTHE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE SUPPORTS THIS!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\u201cThe Christian message does not divert men from the construction of the world\u2026on the contrary, it makes it a more pressing duty for them\u201d.\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 25)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nIs Your Company Paying \u201cJust\u201d Wages?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWhat is a Union and What Does the Church Teach?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWork Ethic and Catholic Social Teaching<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nQuotes about Hard Work from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nSt. Joseph the Worker and the Dignity of Work<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe Dignity of Work by Mr. Michael S. 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Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles –\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Human Dignity” button_link=”\/human-dignity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/human-dignity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Subsidiarity” button_link=”\/subsidiarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/subsidiarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Image & Text” module_id=”newsletter” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#eb7525″ z_index=”950″ display_conditions=”W3siaWQiOiI2MmUwMjk2ZS1lYmY5LTQwYWYtYmM0Mi0zZmEzYzUyNGNlYTEiLCJjb25kaXRpb24iOiJwYWdlIiwiY29uZGl0aW9uU2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiZGlzcGxheVJ1bGUiOiJpc05vdCIsImR5bmFtaWNQb3N0cyI6W3sibGFiZWwiOiJDYXJpdGFzIGluIFZlcml0YXRlIiwidmFsdWUiOiI0NzIxNCJ9XSwicG9zdFR5cGVMYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiYWRtaW5MYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiZW5hYmxlQ29uZGl0aW9uIjoib24ifSwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiJPUiJ9XQ==” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_direction=”left” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_module=”45073″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_4_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font_size=”32px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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The Great Resignation is an opportunity to reflect on Catholic social teaching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
What is the Great Resignation?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Beginning\u00a0in 2021 during the COVID pandemic, the great resignation was an economic and cultural trend<\/strong>, primarily in the United States, comprised of workers quitting their jobs en masse, especially in industries hit hardest by the pandemic (hospitality, healthcare, and education).<\/span><\/p>\nAlso known as the Big Quit and the Great Reshuffle, the Great Resignation was a combination of workers rethinking their careers, exhaustion with toxic work environments, poor benefits, and stagnant salaries.<\/span><\/p>\nHowever, the Great Resignation did not last long as quit rates have now returned to pre-pandemic levels.<\/span><\/p>\nThe interest of Catholic social teaching is not on the Great Resignation itself, but on the conditions of work, the expectations of employers and employees, and other issues of work.<\/span><\/p>\nWhy do We Work?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Let\u2019s begin by considering this basic question: why do we work?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nANTHROPOLOGICAL REASONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nAnd the answer is quite simple: \u201cWe were created with a vocation to work.<\/strong>\u201d (Pope Francis, 128)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c[M]an is born to labor as the bird to fly\u201d. (Pope Pius XI, 61)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWork constitutes a fundamental dimension of man\u2019s existence on earth.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 4)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWe work because “the human person must\u00a0indeed\u00a0work”, (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a> because “man expresses and fulfils himself<\/strong> by working<\/strong>“. (Pope St. John Paul II, 6)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nSo, work is for our own good<\/strong>. “[W]hen a man\u00a0works\u2026he goes outside of himself and beyond himself. Rightly understood this kind of growth is of\u00a0greater value than any external riches which can be garnered.” (Gaudium et Spes, 35)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBIBLICAL REASONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nThere is also a deep biblical dimension in support of work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c[T]he Bible shows that work\u00a0is one of\u00a0the original conditions\u00a0of the human being.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nChrist \u201cdevoted\u00a0most of the years of his life on earth\u00a0to manual work\u00a0at the carpenter\u2019s bench.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 6)\u200b<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nJesus<\/strong>, by his life as a worker<\/strong>, \u201csanctified human labor<\/strong> and endowed it with a special significance\u201d. (Pope Francis, 98)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWas the Great Resignation Wrong?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>It depends.<\/span><\/p>\nShirking responsibilities and refusing to work is wrong<\/strong>. If a person quits a job because he or she does not want to work this action is to be charitably admonished. \u201cIf anyone is unwilling to work, do not let him eat.\u201d (2 Thessalonians 3:10)<\/span><\/p>\nSince \u201c[t]he pursuit of life\u2019s necessities is quite legitimate; hence we are duty-bound to\u00a0do the\u00a0work\u00a0which enables us to obtain them.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. Paul VI, 18)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWork is of fundamental importance to the fulfilment of the human being and to the development of society.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWork is a\u2026path\u00a0to\u00a0growth, human\u00a0development\u00a0and personal\u00a0fulfilment.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis, 128)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\nShould I Quit My Job?<\/span><\/h2>\n
There are many good reasons to resign and among them are violations of the dignity of work and of the person. So, if you quit a job for more \u2018decent work\u2019, then you are to be encouraged to quit.<\/span><\/p>\nWhy? Because as we have dignity, work has dignity<\/strong>. In fact, \u201cthe basis for determining the value of human work is not primarily the kind of work being done but the fact that the one who is doing it is a person.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 6)\u200b<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWORKERS’ RIGHTS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nPope Leo XIII pointed to various workers’ rights in the first modern social teaching encyclical, Rerum Novarum<\/a>. These rights include:
<\/span><\/p>\n\n- The dignity of the worker (and work) \u2013 as such.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to a limitation of working hours. <\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to form private and professional associations.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to legitimate rest.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right of women and children to be treated differently with regard to type and duration of work.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to a just wage.<\/span><\/li>\n
- the right to freely discharge one\u2019s religious duties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
WHAT IS “DECENT WORK”?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat should we look for when changing jobs?<\/span><\/p>\nPope Benedict XVI outlined seven defining principles of what\u00a0\u201cdecent\u201d\u00a0work\u00a0is\u00a0in (Caritas in Veritate, 63)<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- decent work expresses one\u2019s essential dignity.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it is freely chosen.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it enables respect and freedom from discrimination.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it allows families to meet their needs and provide for their children\u2019s education.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it permits free organization of workers.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it \u201cleaves enough room for rediscovering one\u2019s roots at a personal, familial and spiritual level\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n
- it guarantees retirees “decent standard of living.”<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dignified Work is Crucial to An Economy and Society<\/span><\/h2>\n
Dignified and “decent\u201d work is a basis for a good economy and a good society because \u201c[w]ork gives us a sense of shared responsibility for the development of the world<\/strong>, and ultimately, for our life as a people.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Pope Francis, 162)\u200b<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBy means of his work man commits himself\u2026for others and with others.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 43)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n“[W]ork is an essential\u00a0dimension of\u00a0social life\u2026the building of\u00a0healthy\u00a0relationships”. (Fratelli Tutti, 162)<\/a>
<\/span><\/p>\nTHE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE SUPPORTS THIS!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\u201cThe Christian message does not divert men from the construction of the world\u2026on the contrary, it makes it a more pressing duty for them\u201d.\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 25)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nIs Your Company Paying \u201cJust\u201d Wages?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWhat is a Union and What Does the Church Teach?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWork Ethic and Catholic Social Teaching<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nQuotes about Hard Work from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nSt. Joseph the Worker and the Dignity of Work<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe Dignity of Work by Mr. Michael S. 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Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles –\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Human Dignity” button_link=”\/human-dignity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/human-dignity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Subsidiarity” button_link=”\/subsidiarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/subsidiarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Image & Text” module_id=”newsletter” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#eb7525″ z_index=”950″ display_conditions=”W3siaWQiOiI2MmUwMjk2ZS1lYmY5LTQwYWYtYmM0Mi0zZmEzYzUyNGNlYTEiLCJjb25kaXRpb24iOiJwYWdlIiwiY29uZGl0aW9uU2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiZGlzcGxheVJ1bGUiOiJpc05vdCIsImR5bmFtaWNQb3N0cyI6W3sibGFiZWwiOiJDYXJpdGFzIGluIFZlcml0YXRlIiwidmFsdWUiOiI0NzIxNCJ9XSwicG9zdFR5cGVMYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiYWRtaW5MYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiZW5hYmxlQ29uZGl0aW9uIjoib24ifSwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiJPUiJ9XQ==” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_direction=”left” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_module=”45073″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_4_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font_size=”32px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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<\/span>Beginning\u00a0in 2021 during the COVID pandemic, the great resignation was an economic and cultural trend<\/strong>, primarily in the United States, comprised of workers quitting their jobs en masse, especially in industries hit hardest by the pandemic (hospitality, healthcare, and education).<\/span><\/p>\n
Also known as the Big Quit and the Great Reshuffle, the Great Resignation was a combination of workers rethinking their careers, exhaustion with toxic work environments, poor benefits, and stagnant salaries.<\/span><\/p>\n However, the Great Resignation did not last long as quit rates have now returned to pre-pandemic levels.<\/span><\/p>\n The interest of Catholic social teaching is not on the Great Resignation itself, but on the conditions of work, the expectations of employers and employees, and other issues of work.<\/span><\/p>\n And the answer is quite simple: \u201cWe were created with a vocation to work.<\/strong>\u201d (Pope Francis, 128)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[M]an is born to labor as the bird to fly\u201d. (Pope Pius XI, 61)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWork constitutes a fundamental dimension of man\u2019s existence on earth.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 4)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n We work because “the human person must\u00a0indeed\u00a0work”, (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a> because “man expresses and fulfils himself<\/strong> by working<\/strong>“. (Pope St. John Paul II, 6)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n So, work is for our own good<\/strong>. “[W]hen a man\u00a0works\u2026he goes outside of himself and beyond himself. Rightly understood this kind of growth is of\u00a0greater value than any external riches which can be garnered.” (Gaudium et Spes, 35)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There is also a deep biblical dimension in support of work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[T]he Bible shows that work\u00a0is one of\u00a0the original conditions\u00a0of the human being.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Christ \u201cdevoted\u00a0most of the years of his life on earth\u00a0to manual work\u00a0at the carpenter\u2019s bench.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 6)\u200b<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Jesus<\/strong>, by his life as a worker<\/strong>, \u201csanctified human labor<\/strong> and endowed it with a special significance\u201d. (Pope Francis, 98)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Shirking responsibilities and refusing to work is wrong<\/strong>. If a person quits a job because he or she does not want to work this action is to be charitably admonished. \u201cIf anyone is unwilling to work, do not let him eat.\u201d (2 Thessalonians 3:10)<\/span><\/p>\n Since \u201c[t]he pursuit of life\u2019s necessities is quite legitimate; hence we are duty-bound to\u00a0do the\u00a0work\u00a0which enables us to obtain them.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. Paul VI, 18)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWork is of fundamental importance to the fulfilment of the human being and to the development of society.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWork is a\u2026path\u00a0to\u00a0growth, human\u00a0development\u00a0and personal\u00a0fulfilment.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis, 128)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Why? Because as we have dignity, work has dignity<\/strong>. In fact, \u201cthe basis for determining the value of human work is not primarily the kind of work being done but the fact that the one who is doing it is a person.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 6)\u200b<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Pope Leo XIII pointed to various workers’ rights in the first modern social teaching encyclical, Rerum Novarum<\/a>. These rights include: What should we look for when changing jobs?<\/span><\/p>\n Pope Benedict XVI outlined seven defining principles of what\u00a0\u201cdecent\u201d\u00a0work\u00a0is\u00a0in (Caritas in Veritate, 63)<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBy means of his work man commits himself\u2026for others and with others.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 43)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n “[W]ork is an essential\u00a0dimension of\u00a0social life\u2026the building of\u00a0healthy\u00a0relationships”. (Fratelli Tutti, 162)<\/a> \u201cThe Christian message does not divert men from the construction of the world\u2026on the contrary, it makes it a more pressing duty for them\u201d.\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 25)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Is Your Company Paying \u201cJust\u201d Wages?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n What is a Union and What Does the Church Teach?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Work Ethic and Catholic Social Teaching<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Quotes about Hard Work from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n St. Joseph the Worker and the Dignity of Work<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Dignity of Work by Mr. Michael S. 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The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Human Dignity” button_link=”\/human-dignity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/human-dignity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Solidarity” button_link=”\/solidarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Solidarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/solidarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Subsidiarity” button_link=”\/subsidiarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/subsidiarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Image & Text” module_id=”newsletter” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#eb7525″ z_index=”950″ display_conditions=”W3siaWQiOiI2MmUwMjk2ZS1lYmY5LTQwYWYtYmM0Mi0zZmEzYzUyNGNlYTEiLCJjb25kaXRpb24iOiJwYWdlIiwiY29uZGl0aW9uU2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiZGlzcGxheVJ1bGUiOiJpc05vdCIsImR5bmFtaWNQb3N0cyI6W3sibGFiZWwiOiJDYXJpdGFzIGluIFZlcml0YXRlIiwidmFsdWUiOiI0NzIxNCJ9XSwicG9zdFR5cGVMYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiYWRtaW5MYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiZW5hYmxlQ29uZGl0aW9uIjoib24ifSwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiJPUiJ9XQ==” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_direction=”left” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_module=”45073″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_4_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font_size=”32px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]Why do We Work?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Let\u2019s begin by considering this basic question: why do we work?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nANTHROPOLOGICAL REASONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
BIBLICAL REASONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Was the Great Resignation Wrong?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>It depends.<\/span><\/p>\nShould I Quit My Job?<\/span><\/h2>\n
There are many good reasons to resign and among them are violations of the dignity of work and of the person. So, if you quit a job for more \u2018decent work\u2019, then you are to be encouraged to quit.<\/span><\/p>\nWORKERS’ RIGHTS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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WHAT IS “DECENT WORK”?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Dignified Work is Crucial to An Economy and Society<\/span><\/h2>\n
Dignified and “decent\u201d work is a basis for a good economy and a good society because \u201c[w]ork gives us a sense of shared responsibility for the development of the world<\/strong>, and ultimately, for our life as a people.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Pope Francis, 162)\u200b<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nTHE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE SUPPORTS THIS!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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