Employee satisfaction has declined steadily since 2020, according to a dataset from BambooHR, an HR software company.

The largest dips were also the most recent, according to the Aug. 29 report: Overall satisfaction scores fell 11% from June 2022 to June 2023, declining nearly 15 times faster than the previous two years combined.

Based on month-over-month changes, employee happiness faces an ongoing downward trend with less volatility over time. In fact, happiness is worse now than during the height of the pandemic, according to the report, perhaps signaling the end of the Great Resignation and the rise of the “Great Gloom” as workers struggle with remote options, job choices and record inflation.

“The new norm of ‘unprecedented times’ is causing enormous stress,” Brad Rencher, CEO of BambooHR, said in a statement.

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