Insights from People Quitting

Since posting a video on quitting a job I have spoken to 83 people who reached out to me.

Here’s a summary.

Majority of people want to quit bad jobs, not necessarily stop working.

People want to feel like the work they do matters and are seen and appreciated.

People want to be part of a collaborative effort and their contributions add value.

People don’t want to think and feel their job could be done by a robot.

People want to be mentally stimulated and challenged overall, but not exhausted by menial tasks or bad management.

People under appreciate the non-income benefits given at work because they don’t know about it or understand it well enough.

People like the companies they work for but not the department they’re in.

Do you notice what’s missing?

Money.

It no longer surprises me that most people in their careers are not motivated solely by money. However, they often use “lack” of money to explain these other areas.

An example from a conversation:

“I don’t like the work I do in this department so I’ll complain about how much I make as opposed to accepting the work itself isn’t in alignment.”

“I work with negative people so I need a raise.”

What are some lessons for management and companies?

Offer career mobility for your employees into other parts of the business.

Educate more about company benefits and if you are, make it engaging and spend the money to bring in “non-corporate” voices.

For example, want to talk about personal finance? Don’t rely solely on your 401k provider. Get excited so you can excite your employees.

Many opportunities.