Something You Should Know: 65% Of Your Workforce Is Looking For A New Job

Dec 30, 2015

This article is part of a series called Classic TLNT.

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 12 of 2015. Our regular content will return on Jan. 4, 2016.

Why are 65 percent of employees actively looking for a new job?

That is not a typo.

We asked our customers and our readers three (3) questions:

Do you hate your job?
If so – why?
And, are you looking for a new job?

Some 65 percent of respondents said they were actively out looking for a new job.

It’s costly to churn employees

The average cost to replace each employee is 1.5 times their annual salary. So, take 65 percent of your organization and multiply it by 1.5 – and you potentially have a very expensive problem on your hands.

As for the reasons why people are looking for a new job:

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