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."
The slideshow above illustrates the U.S. states with the fastest growing worker burnout as selected by Affordable Contractors Insurance.
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