Why Brits Quit

Retention & Engagement

Dec 17, 2008

This article is part of a series called Wake-up Call.

UK employees were asked why they feel disloyal to their employers — a disloyalty that results in lower productivity and turnover. Harris Interactive did the survey for CareerBuilder among 656 UK employees (employed full-time; not self-employed) ages 18 and over.

Don’t feel my employer values me	61%
Employer does not pay enough	53%
My efforts are not recognized or appreciated	46%
Not enough career advancement opportunities	42%
Benefits are not good enough	34%
Don’t like the work culture	26%
Employer doesn’t provide enough training or education	24%
Work is not challenging enough	24%
Don’t like my boss	21%