"I used to live to work … now I work to live," said the woman in the produce aisle. I recently overhead a conversation in the local grocery store where two people were chuckling over the changes they were going through. Is the allure of supply chain jobs shifting?įor some, "should I stay or should I go" is top of mind. While supply chain managers are quite adept at exercising workarounds to solve complex supply chain problems, these larger issues are really out of our immediate control and have us rethinking our own futures.
Just think what would happen if a key technician, engineer or sales manager at a critical path supplier was to pack up their desk and leave to start a coffee shop? This ongoing workplace transformation should worry procurement and operations managers, and rise to the top of supply chain risk profiles. Mass resignations, labor gaps and the brain drain will have a devastating impact on your own company and throughout your supply chain. There are many workplaces - factories, medical centers, hotels, restaurants and classrooms come to mind - that require employees to be on site and filling traditional roles.Īnd there are many supply chain professionals who have returned to their pre-pandemic desks and attempted to return to business as usual. Let's acknowledge that not every employee has the luxury of working from home or making quick alternative career choices. And based on my front porch conversations, that won't end once the pandemic does. Now, flexibility is key, career choices are in flux and organizational power seems to be quickly shifting to the employee.ĭo we want to be home when our kids get off the school bus, or on airplanes chasing parts around the globe? In my neighborhood, moms and dads wave goodbye to their kids each school day. The pandemic was the catalyst that set the wheels in motion for a redefined workplace.
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