More Than 1/2 of US Employees Disatisfied with Their Jobs
32% of US workers were seriously considering leaving their organizations, up from 23% in 2005, according to the result of Mercer's What's Working survey in June 2011. Meanwhile 21% of employees were not looking to leave but viewed their employers unfavorably and had rock-bottom scores on engagement which, obviously reflects things like diminished loyalty, commitment and motivation.
Not surprisingly, the youngest workers were most likely to be eyeing departure: 40% of employees 25 - 34 years old and 44% of employees 24 and younger were thinking about leaving.
I've been reading articles that say the predictions of workers leaving (upwards of 50%) as soon as the recession lifted are apparently not coming true. Maybe people are still scared - but the alternative is that people staying! I remember a boss, years ago saying that people staying for a long time wasn't a good thing. I've watch this phenomena for years as a people manager, HR professional and as an employee myself. They just get tired of their boss, their co-workers, their customers, their tasks, their workspace. Even if they get incented, even if they move to a different workspace, even if they get promoted - most of us just need a change in order to stay engaged.
Do we need to help those people leave for a job in another organization? Do we need to find out what they can do in our organization and hope that that move/change is enough? What innovative ways have you seen to create engagement in people who've lost theirs?
Not surprisingly, the youngest workers were most likely to be eyeing departure: 40% of employees 25 - 34 years old and 44% of employees 24 and younger were thinking about leaving.
I've been reading articles that say the predictions of workers leaving (upwards of 50%) as soon as the recession lifted are apparently not coming true. Maybe people are still scared - but the alternative is that people staying! I remember a boss, years ago saying that people staying for a long time wasn't a good thing. I've watch this phenomena for years as a people manager, HR professional and as an employee myself. They just get tired of their boss, their co-workers, their customers, their tasks, their workspace. Even if they get incented, even if they move to a different workspace, even if they get promoted - most of us just need a change in order to stay engaged.
Do we need to help those people leave for a job in another organization? Do we need to find out what they can do in our organization and hope that that move/change is enough? What innovative ways have you seen to create engagement in people who've lost theirs?
Posted by Performance Improvement at 11/9/2011 1:48 PM 
Categories: RETAIN
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Categories: RETAIN
Tags: inspire retain retention support manage small business talent management
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