1. Not learning anything
2. Money (feeling you're not getting paid for what you're worth)

1. Lack of management giving a damn about employees. Including our opinion on product design, strategy, etc

2. Insufficient training. What training I was given was on product that is no longer manufactured.

3. Lack of advancement potential. Their idea of a promotion involves more responsibility, but not any more money.

And yes, this is why I gave my notice this week.

1: Micromanagement and managers that don't uphold an ethical standard as I would.
2: Work-life balance (I took a job with a $30k pay cut just so I could work at work and live my life outside of work)
3: Business owner/s that don't hold themselves responsible for the health of a business but expect it to run on its own without their input (golf, sports events, and general douchery are to blame for this disconnect)

1. A lack of two-way respect.

2. Trying to get one to compromise one's standards.

3. Injecting stress into the job unnecessarily.

I've quit jobs for one or more of the above several times.

Carter

Why I left my last corporate job, easily the best one I've ever had.

Co-workers lying and total lack of integrity

Head-in-the-sand, everything's rosy, liberal management...total lack of management

100% female executive staff

Top issues for turnover are pretty consistent:

1. Commitment
You don't agree with a company's values & how they do business. In extremes, you're embarrassed to say you work there (versus those who are proud to work for an exemplary non-profit or successful company).

2. Opportunity
This may include promotions, but does include interesting projects, educational/professional development, etc. You see you're stuck and not developing valuable career skills that will get you a better job. Sometimes, this is caused by the expectation that the company is making the wrong decisions and will fail.

3. Job Satisfaction
Overall, if people look forward to coming to work, they're more likely to stay. Low satisfaction can be caused by the company culture, how people are treating you, job qualities, etc.

4. Stress
This can be caused by unrealistic expectations about what you can accomplish in a given time with the resources you have. It's the long-term grind that wears people down, not the occasional fire drill.

5. Fairness
Fairness of pay, rewards, opportunities, etc. People will take cuts in pay if they like a company, realize it's struggling to stay alive and that the cuts are distributed fairly. But they will quit if they feel their large bonus wasn't what it should have been and the company is playing favorites or cheating them.

Of course, there are unique causes for individuals, but these are the top 5.

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I actually had to think about this because previously for me it was always money. Now I find that I want to be a high-level contributor and leader in any organization. With the recent sale of my previous employer these things have boiled to the surface.

1. Lack of communication and direction from leadership.
This is an ongoing battle my teammates and I struggle with. Our manager (a C-level employee) doesn't want to manage or lead us. He wants to manage tech. Without at least direction I'm left to my own devices. What's the plan? How can contribute? Where does the org. need help? What is the company's goal and vision? How are we all a part of that?

2. Lack of advancement or growth opportunity.
Exactly what it says. No investment in growth, professional development, goals & objectives that make you learn. Career pathing, development plans, etc. Constructive crtiticism (ties into above).

3. Fair earnings.
Negotiates a fair salary/wage that is in-market. Create good goals & bonus plans that are fair. Doean't renig on them or say "well, that doesn't apply anymore."

greener grass
greener grass
greener grass.

^^^this has only applied to "jobs" i've held. i have never left my career.

Someone once put it to me this way....
You have the compensation factor
and you have the BS factor.....
When the BS factor outweighs the compensation factor you leave.
Makes sense to me.