"Most readers will understand the metaphor but may not know its origin and early uses. Mobility matters in the future of work, so understanding the phrase's history can enable more intentional movement between workplaces."
"The first is the secession of the plebeians, where commoners staged a walkout in protest of unfair treatment by the ruling class. The second involves Roman senators physically moving within the chamber to show support or opposition to proposals."
"Microsoft's WorkLab said, 'Employees everywhere are rethinking their 'worth it' equation and are voting with their feet.' McKinsey & Company invoked the phrase to describe women leaders facing barriers to upward mobility."
"In modern politics, dissenting from party norms is often called 'crossing the aisle,' a movement reminiscent of the Roman practice. Years later in 1958, Time magazine facetiously noted, 'East Germans...still vote with their feet by fleeing West at the rate of 2,000 a week.'"
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