Most Common Reasons Employees Leave

DO YOU KNOW THE MOST COMMON REASONS EMPLOYEES LEAVE THEIR JOBS? Is it all about the money?

Pay can often serve as a smokescreen for other highly emotional feelings. According to a survey of more than 800 MBA’s from eleven North American and European colleges, a substantial number were willing to forgo some financial benefits to work for an organization with a better reputation for corporate social responsibility and ethics.

Here are the most common reasons cited for leaving jobs:

Poor management
Limited career growth and opportunity for advancement
Poor communication
Lack of recognition
Poor senior leadership
Lack of training
Excessive workload
Lack of tools and resources
Lack of teamwork

Beware of the following ways your employees may feel unimportant:

Lack of simple appreciation
Excessive focus on numbers, not enough on people
Feeling they deserve recognition they don’t get, while others do
Feeling that no one even knows or cares if they exist
Recognition that is too late in coming

In addition to fair pay, employees want:

Challenging and meaningful work
A chance to learn and grow
Great co-workers
Recognition and respect
A good boss

Heather Uczynski, M.A.

Heather Uczynski is the founder and owner of Leading Edge Business Consulting, helping organizations to become psychologically healthy.