Dive Brief:
- A new survey conducted by an employee engagement company explores the reasons why employees leave their jobs.
- TINYpulse surveyed 400 full-time workers and found that the number one reason many employees leave is a lack of freedom while doing their jobs.
- Supervisors and micromanaging can make or break employee retention. For example, the survey found that employees who have freedom to make decisions on how to do their jobs are pretty satisfied and far less likely to think about finding a new employer. But those whose hands are regularly tied are 28% more likely to think about greener pastures.
Dive Insight:
Some good news: employees in the survey who were less likely to leave report that having "great peers" can make or break an employee’s work experience. The survey found that peer respect and recognition play significant retention roles. For instance, when asked about the amount of appreciation and recognition that they get from their peers, employees citing low levels of recognition were 11% less likely to plan on staying.
Other factors that lead to employees daydreaming about their next jobs include poor company culture, being overworked and underappreciated, and not having professional growth opportunities.
