The Big Stay Has Become More Lucrative / Lyft Offering Taxi Service on its App / The ‘Always-on’ Mentality Could Be Killing Employee Morale

Lyft Offering Taxi Service on its App

Lyft is beginning to offer traditional taxi rides through its app in addition to its usual rideshare services. Starting with a pilot in St. Louis, Lyft is rolling out a feature that allows riders to opt in to be paired with a licensed taxi when available, and can arrive faster than a rideshare vehicle. You can still pay, tip, and rate the taxi within the Lyft app just like you would with a Lyft driver. The addition of taxis aims to lower wait times and boost customer satisfaction for riders. Internationally, Lyft recently acquired FREENOW, a major European mobility app that fundamentally integrates taxis. With this, Lyft now supports taxi bookings across major cities in Europe as part of its expanded platform, which serves over 150 cities in nine countries.

The Big Stay: Quitting has Become Less Rewarding Financially

For many experienced employees, the Great Resignation of 2021 paid off. According to a Pew Research Center report in 2022, 60 percent of people saw an increase in real earnings after they switched employers, compared with 47 percent of those who remained in the same job. This was alarming and a primary reason for high employee turnover.

In an unusual shift, according to an article The Big Stay: Keeping, not quitting, a job is better for wage growth that appeared in Fortune, wage growth for employees staying in their current roles is now outpacing the gains typically seen by job switchers. While white-collar industries are still experiencing substantial wage increases, landing a new position has become more difficult.

Have Leaders Rewarded Loyalty?

Let’s not be so quick to assume leaders have become more generous and started rewarding loyalty, as much as unemployment has dramatically reduced, thanks to a softer economy and AI eliminating jobs. This has resulted in less recruiting of existing talent. Many unemployed white-collar workers are struggling to find opportunities, as U.S. businesses are hiring at one of the slowest rates since 2014, excluding the early pandemic downturn.

This trend—dubbed the “Big Stay”—suggests many white-collar workers are choosing to remain in their current roles, even if they’re not particularly satisfied. For many, staying put feels safer than navigating a tough job market or enduring a period of unemployment. Financially, this decision appears to be paying off.

With rising economic uncertainty, employers are operating more leanly and prefer to retain existing talent. Meanwhile, job stayers are increasingly cautious about making a move. Data from Glassdoor last year revealed a growing trend of workers who switched companies accepting lower salaries, especially in tech.

The ‘Always-on’ Mentality Could Be Killing Employee Morale

Studies reveal that after-hours communication is taking a serious toll on morale, productivity, and employee retention. The pressure to always be available is quietly undermining well-being. When employees feel they can’t disconnect, it leads to burnout—emotional fatigue rises, while job satisfaction and overall quality of life decline.

To combat this, leaders should refrain from sending non-urgent messages outside of regular business hours. Instead, schedule communications to be delivered during the workday. If you want people to show up as their best selves at work, you must give them permission—and space—to unplug fully.

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