Shawnee Love   •  
January 29, 2014

On an individual basis, employees quit for a myriad of reasons:

• Going back to school,
• Moving away,
• Embracing a new career path,
• More money,
• Career growth, etc.

While these reasons may be true, unless the employee is headhunted or one of those rare types who has a life / career plan and sticks to it, there is usually an underlying reason that causes the otherwise happy employee to begin looking for what else is out there.

When I do exit interviews,  the 4 themes I hear most often are:

• Poor working conditions
• Bad environment/ culture
• The boss
• Need a change

Although difficult messages to hear, all of these are fixable with time, effort and committment.  The hard part is ensuring the real reason(s) for quitting get conveyed to you, which is why an exit interview done by an objective 3rd party can be so valuable and how it became one of the services we offer our clients.

In the upcoming weeks, we will consider each of the reasons employees quit in more detail.   We hope you come back and comment if you have things to share.