On a piece of paper, quickly provide answers to the following questions:

1. Have you ever left a job in response to a shock (a jarring event that caused you to reconsider your attachment to the organization)?

2. Do you know any people (e.g. friends, family, colleagues, former classmates) who have left a job in response to a shock?

3. What type of shocks did you or they experience? 

4. Categorize the shocks according to the following criteria:

(a) Personal vs organizational

(b) Expected vs unexpected

(c) Positive vs neutral vs. negative

5. What responses to the shocks were enacted by the organizations?

6. Were these responses effective in stemming turnover? If not, what should have been done?