Employees quit their job for many reasons. They follow spouses or partners across the country, stay home with children, change careers, find upwardly mobile career promotions, and go back to school. Those reasons are tough to address by an employer because they involve life events in the employee’s world outside of work.
But, the majority of reasons why employees quit their job are under the control of the employer. In fact, any element of your current workplace, your culture, and environment, the employee’s perception of his or her job, and opportunities are all factors that the employer affects.
The best way to retain employees is to stay in touch with what they’re thinking. We’ll give you nine possible reasons why your employees might be quitting. Talent is your biggest asset, and while you’ll never eliminate employee turnover, the following strategies can help you keep your best.
The desire to work remotely has been a growing employee trend over the last decade. Study shows that 37% of workers would switch to a job that allowed them to work off-site at least part of the time.
The relationship with a direct line manager is critical to several employee success factors including productivity, morale and engagement. But a breakdown of that relationship, for whatever reason, can lead to mistrust, anxiety and job dissatisfaction.
Many workers are looking for a new job – and corporate culture is the main reason. Employees today expect more than just a paycheck from their jobs, and they are willing to compromise on base salary to find the right fit.
If managers aren’t offering constructive feedback on a regular basis or discussing career goals at least once a year with employees, then your organization is at risk of falling out of touch with your talent.
It should come as no surprise that unhappy employees are more likely to quit than happy ones, and research shows that this is indeed the case.
Workers reported that they quit their last position because they didn’t learn new skills or better their
performance. Making educational and career advancement opportunities available is a must.
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