The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives and livelihoods across industries and countries. Across the globe, hospitality and sales jobs disappeared, and other jobs shifted home to dining room tables and spare rooms. Schools and daycare centers closed, further destabilizing the work-life balance of many. The socially distanced global community shared a dramatic shift that left us frustrated, isolated and searching for a new normal. For many, that meant reevaluating their relationship to their job.
The tight labor market loosens
“The year 2020 was dead,” says Norm Mitroff, owner of St. Helena, Calif.-based executive search firm Mitroff Consulting & Associates. “Wine industry searches were via Zoom and not in hospitality because it was zero. Now that people have the vaccines, wear masks and understand the virus, things are returning to normal for the senior positions we recruit.”