Is an Economic Recession a Good Time for a Career Change?

The global COVID-19 pandemic changed every part of "normal" life.  

Vacations, weddings, celebrations, travel in generally → canceled. ????

Visiting friends, going to concerts & sporting events, taking in a movie → on hold indefinitely.????

Dreaming about working from home instead of going to the office → no longer necessary. ????

Everyone is at their computers in sweats, aka "soft pants."???? ????

Just beneath the surface of those day-to-day challenges is the stress and uncertainty of our economic reality. 

The United States is officially in a recession. During the first coronavirus-related shutdown, the unemployment rate rose to 14%, its highest rate since the 1930s. Some economists are predicting that unemployment could go as high as 32% once the second wave hits. That means that almost 1 in 3 Americans will be unemployed.  

Despite these numbers, I'm speaking to more and more people who actively are planning to leave their jobs this year. This begs the question - why? 

Does it really make…