Why?
You’ve built this great company, you have everyone working toward a united goal, and you feel like you have developed solid relationships with all of your employees. Does it ever seem like your best employees are all resigning? Why are they handing in their two week’s notice? Let’s take a look at some of the most cited reasons why people leave their jobs.
Trust & Respect
One of the most important factors for most employees is a sense of trust and respect in their leadership. Without that foundational level of trust, employees are often left feeling aimless and confused. Trust and respect issues can come from two distinct problems. Micromanagement is one extreme. When someone in a position of leadership micromanages, it shows a lack of trust in the employee being micromanaged. Micromanagement can easily lead to someone feeling like they have no worth or value in the workplace. At that point, what reason is left for staying? On the other hand, when leadership itself has no consistency or direction, it can become more difficult for employees to understand what is expected of them in their role within the organization.
Low Pay
Low pay is a relatively self-explanatory reason why many people leave their jobs. When someone feels that they aren’t being paid enough for the work they do, they’re bound to seek employment somewhere that they can get paid more. This can be a huge issue in hourly jobs. When someone is working for low pay, they can ultimately feel more replaceable. This leads to a loss of loyalty, which in turn causes employees to pick up and go whenever something more lucrative comes their way.
Dynamics & Company Culture
Poor company dynamics can also lead to resignations. Company culture is more important now than ever. Most people don’t just want a job anymore. They want a place to work where they can feel needed in their position, appreciated, valued, and like they are a part of something bigger than themselves. When people don’t feel valued , it becomes much more difficult for them to want to essentially commit their entire soul, or at least a lot of time, to a project..
Burnout
Burnout is known as one of the largest triggers of resignations. When someone is beyond exhausted in what they are doing, they are so much more likely to want to find work elsewhere with more flexibility that allows them to have a better work-life balance. One way to avoid a culture of burnout within your organization is to utilize an incentive structure that enables employees to tweak their own hours worked, milestones, and flexibility to earn rewards. This provides employees with a sense of ownership over their work and time, and it encourages them to actually want to be at work. Most people want to work toward a tangible goal. Careit provides just that. Check out our website to learn more about what we offer.