This article – MORE AMERICANS FED UP AT WORK (you have to love the capitalization) – is a throw away propaganda piece but it does contain an interesting set of statistics:
Fifty-eight percent of workers may leave their employer if the economy continues to improve that’s up 12 percentage points from the 2005 study. Meanwhile, 74 percent say they are actively or passively looking for a new job, and 41 percent of those fessed up to looking for a new job while at work, up from 39 percent last year.
We have beat this drum for some time but it is always worth revisiting. The modern worker is easily connected to job opportunities without much effort. Worker mobility is simply increasing every year as the economy expands dramatically.
Another interesting statistic from the survey:
Itkin said employees believe they are working hard but are under appreciated. Eighty percent of respondents indicated they wanted to be appreciated, yet only 36 percent thought their employers appreciated them.
Underappreciation is the main item that drives employees to other opportunities. Interestingly, it is also the number 1 reason why companies lose customers – the customer no longer feels appreciated.