By | David Klaasen | Helping You Create Clarity, Inspire Your People & Drive Performance | Retain your best people | Changing Management Mindsets and Behaviour | Practical Behaviour Analytics
Why people lie when they leave – and what to do about it
We are currently in an unprecedented economic situation where there are more jobs for skilled people than there are people available. This means it’s an employees’ market and it is relatively easy if you don’t like your job to leave and go somewhere else.
However, changing jobs is often quite stressful. There is a lot of disruption to your regular routines, for example the frequency, distance and time commitment of the travel you need to do. There are the additional pressures of getting up to speed in a new role and learning the ropes of a new job and business culture. This can be quite taxing on your brain, your energy and on your personal relationships.
So, most people will have a very good reason for leaving their job and yet according to Pew Research Centre the most common reason people give (63%) is that it’s about pay. But follow up research has shown that of the people who quit their job, almost 1 in 4 (24%) reported that their current benefits are worse than at their last job.
So, what is going on here?
Pay is the easiest reason to give
We believe that pay is not the main reason people are leaving, but it is the easiest reason to give. It is very impersonal and does not require any explanation about lack of opportunity, not feeling valued, lack of work life balance or a poor relationship with their manager.
