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Employees are clocking in by day and planning their exits by night, according to a survey by Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
More than seven in 10 workers stay in a job longer than they want because they can’t figure out how to leave, the data showed, with 68% hiding their career change plans from their employer.
Nearly half of workers are eyeing career changes due to stress, a red flag for many, including insurers tracking claims tied to mental health, absenteeism or errors in high-risk professions,” Dr. Rhonda Richards, dean at the John Massey School of Business, told PropertyCasualty360.com.
Meanwhile, the top reasons for leaving a current job are burnout and emotional exhaustion at 49%, poor pay or benefits at 37% and lack of upward mobility at 32%.
Other key takeaways include:
- Twenty-four percent of employees left their current job for more meaningful work.
- Twenty-three percent want to work remotely.
- Twenty percent want better work-life balance.
- Twelve percent leave due to limited growth opportunities.
- Four percent never wanted to be in the industry in the first place.
“Younger workers, including 73% of millennials and 71% of Gen Z reported staying in a role longer than they wanted because they did not know how to make the transition,” the university said in the survey. “To make matters more complex, 42% said they had been discouraged by family or friends from pursuing a new career path, showing how social pressures can slow down career decisions.”
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