Top Five Reasons Employees Quit

Is truly sad, that many people in management positions are not leaders, sometimes the buddy or godfathering system gives the wrong person a place where so many criteria for employees evaluation is missing, instead of bringing harmony it brings discouragement to dedicated employees, and many leave this jobs because they loose heart.

Thank you everyone for the excellent comments. It is truly disheartening to read some of them. @Christopher - unfortunately most of the states are now right to work states. Not sure how we get around that one unless we start a campaign to change the laws in our states. I was really agitated reading the comments about how you are treated in the workplace - being harassed and bullied by supervisors, foul language being used, working the job of two or three people, no advancement, age discrimination, and so on. Not sure but I think that the changes need to come from us - those of us in the workforce dealing with these issues. We need to bring these issues to someone's attention and have them maybe get media attention. We need to be the change makers within our own organizations. If we take this lying down it is only going to get worse - at least in my humble opinion. Sure do wish there was something more I could offer. Hating or fearing to go to work and having health issues due to the problems in the workplace certainly is not the way to live. But, remember, not all places are like the ones that you portray. Keep searching out for that "still a great place to work" type environment! Wish you all the best.

Exactly/All of the Above,thanks just what I needed to hear ,when I needed to hear it.

I haven't read all of the comments, and most of them are point on, but there's one thing I haven't really seen. Besides all the mentioned issues is the factor of being shorthanded, and employers not willing to hire new employees, yet the employer expects the employees to pick up the slack and work your butt off. Then you add co-workers who are slackers, and those that do their jobs are expected to do even more. I constantly hear from management about teamwork, and I keeping checking my pockets for a mouse or something, because the team doesn't exist!

I think the top of the list in this should be "getting harassed by your supervisor" yes, that is right I am sorry to say that I am being called names and being put down things done to me that no employee should have done to them. And yet when you go to the top supervisor and manager about what is happening to you they just tell that supervisor to just apologize to the employee of these things that shouldn't have been said in the first place. Then when you are expecting an apology you are the one who has to pull this apology out of that person. If you have to go to and ask a supervisor for an apology that is owed to you that is just telling me that the apology isn't what the supervisor has in mind at all and isn't sincer about it at all. Now it's very uncomfortable to be at work when this supervisor is there. I think it should have been handled very differently. I don't have to mention about all the other harassment that has been going on as nothing has been done about that yethe and it's quite a lot that's been going on or happening.

It seems the harder you try and the better you try to make things, go unnoticed

I was hired off campus and was given a decent offer but after 4 years I'm at the same place as I was and have invested myself greatly and moved 5 times in 4 years! I like some of the people I worked with and that's the saving grace..otherwise I'm pretty much done.

The number one problem for me has always been obnoxious, and difficult to work with employees. Also, some of the managers I have had, were too hard too please, and too verbally abusive. However, I didn't necessarily leave my previous positions because of these reasons alone, it's just that these types of problems influenced my decision to leave those positions. The payrate is not the number one deciding factor for me. I would much rather be self-employed if I knew how. I work better alone.

My former employer likes to lay off the older employees, just throw them on the streets to fend for themselves! It's tough to find a job these days, but more so for anyone over 50. There's no loyalty from employers these days, they just want the fresh new faces so they can pay them less.

I quit my former employer because I was given no other option.... and I quit my current employment because the owner refused to pay me, after a month I said ENOUGH...... Lucky me, I found a place where I work and have fun at the same time.... Bad management skills and lack of financial planning does that to a business.

At least you have an HR department

I think you also missed, BULLIES. Even though the Management and Directors were fully aware of the bully's. They were useless in resolving the situation. Encouraging me to go to HR and speak to them. Sadly nothing happened. Mainly because these women we in the UNION. They had files that were 4 inches thick, and would walk around saying how "they could never be fired". After years of their behavior, I devolped, panic attacks, HP, and anxiety at just the thought of having to go to work on Monday. When these women were off, things were better. But the fact that the rest of the team were scared of veral attacks, etc, from these other women, they kept their distance. So I had to resign because my Director just couldnt get a handle on how to fix the "Mean Girls" in the OR. Even though they had forced out 8 Managers and many others with their bad behavior, nothing could be done. So here it is one bad apple.......really needed to be gone.

This is a great article. Unfortunately, bad jobs are becoming more and more commonplace. Jobs nowadays just aren't like the jobs from our parents' generation where people stayed at their jobs for 30-40 years. I think one of those reasons is that companies are no longer treating their employees right but rather using and abusing their employees. Over working them, underpaying them, and burning them out. I've worked a few jobs in my lifetime that were just horrible. Verbally abusive supervisors, management that doesn't do anything about the problem, dumping more and more work onto the responsible employees and letting the lazy ones get away with everything, etc. With the job market the way it is today, employers think they're entitled to do whatever they please.

And resignation is confirmed desperation !

I think they missed the #1 issue - lack of appreciation. If you treat employees well, let them know you appreciate them, they will tolerate some of these other issues.

Many of these problems would go away if those states got rid of their "right to work" (as virtual slave labor) laws. As citizens we all have the right to work, but employers do not have the right to treat everyone like chattel or fodder to be discarded at the whim of the employer. There used to be a day when employees were promoted from within, as the rule, not hired to supervisory positions from outside. Those days are predominantly gone, I am sad to say. Because of the "disposable labor force" mentality of so many companies (penny wise and pound foolish), there is no loyalty built even though many of those same disloyal companies talk about creating employee involvement and loyalty; a case of do as I say, not as I do for the employer. None of this will change until widespread change happens in the business world to correct it.

Thanks again everyone for your comments. So sad to hear relatively the same story over and over again - no mentoring, low pay, no chance for advancement and the most common story - abusive bosses and no teamwork. It's really sad to hear all of this because it seems like we have gone back 20 years and have all of the issues that were supposed to be wiped out of the workplace - especially that horrible boss who verbally abuses his/her workers. @Elizabeth, Loretta should have been able to talk to an HR rep about the issues in her workplace without fear of reprisal. HR should have investigated it first to find out if there were any grounds for the accusations and then notified the supervisor that an investigation had occurred and give her the results. HR should NEVER have told the supervisor who reported the issue. If we can't trust HR then why have them there? Sorry but I had to side with Loretta on this one. I have been in her shoes and when HR does not follow proper procedure and protocol, there's nothing left to do but resign. Personally I have worked in HR - obviously a good HR based upon these comments - and I never saw them act in an unprofessional manner such as this. When complaints would come in, they would be assigned to two HR reps who would conduct their own investigations and then compare notes. The bottom line here is that abusive treatment from bad bosses needs to be totally wiped out of the workplace just as we are trying to stamp it out in the schools across our country. As for the raises and advancements, I believe that will come in time. The economy is slowly recovering and we should start to see some movement in this area very soon.

Just resigned from a position. With my experience I was outside the box. I have been able to travel with my work and learned from facilities. No one would recognize my suggestions and we would always be short staffed. My immediate manager was jealous of my skills. I would go to work each day with a knott in my stomach. The staff was sorry to see me go. I since learned more about the company and read the reviews. This company has facilities all over the U. S. and it seems from the reviews given by present and former employees all had the same issues.

All of the above. Bosses are successful when they build and support the people who work for them...many companies and bosses don't get that important piece.

The majority of people leave their jobs because bosses abuse of their authority, in fact, most of the bosses are afraid of their certain employees to take their positions because these certain employees have high potential job skills and experience with a high grade level of education. In addition, these certain high qualified employees with great credentials could be a big obstacle for difficult Supervisors, in fact, these certain employees eventually become a threat

People don't leave Jobs they leave because of people that are difficult, inflexible and don't allow empowerment

I agree with others who have said you quit your boss and not your job. A bad boss changes the game. And it's usually not a game you can ever win.

I personally think that about 80% of the working population is mismatched with the job they are doing and therefore unfulfilled and unmotivated therefore they eventually quit over frustration. The other major reason I see is NOT because of money or lack of raises but because they have LOUSY BOSSES who dont know how to manage people and in some cases verbally abuse their workers. Employees put up with verbal and in some cases physical abuse in the workplace cause they need the job and dont want to be fired.

people quit their boss not the job.

I'm really don't like my job no advancements a new company took over said all kinds of lies about hiring in house and raises none of that happen I'm so ready to go