{"id":50692,"date":"2021-08-04T08:28:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T12:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?p=50692"},"modified":"2025-04-29T03:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:25:08","slug":"sogostudy-why-employees-stay-or-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/sogostudy-why-employees-stay-or-go\/","title":{"rendered":"SogoStudy: Why are employees leaving and why are employees staying?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/do-employees-want-remote-work-to-stay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first post of this series<\/a>\u00a0focusing on our recent SoGoStudy about work life today, we provided the demographics and basics of the study. A quick catch-up on the foundation of the study:<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>More than half of those who work remotely want to continue to work remotely for the foreseeable future.<\/li>\n<li>44 percent of the participants who were employed have been working at their current organization for 10-plus years, with 21 percent working at their organization for one to three years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This week, we\u2019re going to dive into some of the more surprising insights from our study.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2>Ready to leave<\/h2>\n<p>Out of 91 participants, 45 percent of those who are currently employed (either full-time or part-time) said that they have very seriously considered leaving their job.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Leaving.png\" alt=\"considering leaving the job\" width=\"754\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Leaving.png 754w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Leaving-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Leaving-50x28.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Considering leaving a job and searching for a job are two different things, though. Surprisingly, 38 percent (out of 81 respondents) said that they have not actively looked for a job in the past six months. Only 12 percent said that they very actively looked for another job, with everything in-between coming in around the mid-to-high teens. This suggests that for the people who are seriously thinking about leaving their position and company, not that many have been seriously applying elsewhere.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Looking.png\" alt=\"actively looking for another job\" width=\"739\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Looking.png 739w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Looking-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Looking-50x29.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>But it\u2019s not that simple. When segmenting this graph even further, it\u2019s clear that the people who said they are seriously thinking about leaving their jobs are also actively looking elsewhere. Of those who chose &#8220;Very Seriously&#8221;, Very Actively and Actively are tied at 28 percent, with Somewhat Actively coming in at 22 percent. Unsurprisingly, there are still a good number of people &#8212; 22 percent &#8212; who have been very seriously considering leaving their jobs but haven&#8217;t really done much about it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/considering-and-looking.png\" alt=\"employees leaving and looking\" width=\"804\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/considering-and-looking.png 804w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/considering-and-looking-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/considering-and-looking-768x702.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/considering-and-looking-50x46.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Reasons to leave<\/h2>\n<p>The reasons for this sentiment varied. The two most significant reasons are both concerning, with 63 percent of the 72 respondents saying that they were considering leaving their job because of their mental health, with 61 percent identifying being &#8220;burned out&#8221; as another reason for wanting to leave. Close behind that, about half of the participants are looking for other jobs because they are seeking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/prioritizing-your-employees-mental-health-and-work-life-balance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">better work-life balance<\/a>. Along with the concerning number of participants who said that their mental health was a reason for seeking other job opportunities, 44 percent of people said that they were seriously looking for other opportunities because of their physical health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-leave.png\" alt=\"reasons to leave my job\" width=\"851\" height=\"993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-leave.png 851w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-leave-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-leave-768x896.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-leave-43x50.png 43w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Considering that 59 percent of the participants were ages 57 to 75, it&#8217;s not a surprise to see that retirement was one reason for a quarter of the relevant participants. It also explains why only 10 percent of participants said that they are seeking advancement. If a sizable portion of the audience is getting close to retirement, they are not thinking about the next stage of their career \u2014 rather, they are looking to wrap it up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2>People who don&#8217;t want to leave their jobs<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve covered a lot about the people who have thought about leaving their job or are actively looking to leave their jobs. What about those who are happy with where they are?<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Only 18 of the participants identified reasons for why they would want to stay at their current position, and the reasons are varied.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-stay.png\" alt=\"reasons to stay at job\" width=\"849\" height=\"1019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-stay.png 849w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-stay-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-stay-768x922.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reasons-to-stay-42x50.png 42w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>The most popular reasons for wanting to stay with their current employer is because the job is in a good location, has a good salary, or offers stability. Given the uncertainty the pandemic brought on with job security, it&#8217;s not surprising that stability and having a good salary are leading reasons for people to stay with their company. Considering the popularity of remote work, it&#8217;s interesting that &#8220;good location&#8221; is a key reason for people to keep their job. But let\u2019s dive into that a bit more. When segmenting the data by those who said that they were able to work remotely, 62 percent said the reason they wanted to stay at their job is because of location, which makes a bit more sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2>Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p>To recap, a few high-level takeaways from our study:<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Despite many thinking about leaving their job, not as many are actively applying and looking elsewhere. Only those who have very seriously thought of leaving their job are actively applying to work elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li>Employees are burnt out, and they want to leave to help improve their physical and mental health.<\/li>\n<li>Those who want to stay at their job are most satisfied with either the location of their job (work from home), good salary, and\/or stability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the final blog post about our study, we&#8217;ll address the study&#8217;s limitations, examine its overall takeaways, and consider its implications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the first post of this series\u00a0focusing on our recent SoGoStudy about work life today, we provided the demographics and basics of the study. A quick catch-up on the foundation of the study: More than half of those who work remotely want to continue to work remotely for the foreseeable future. 44 percent of the participants who were employed have been working at their current organization for 10-plus years, with 21 percent working at their organization for one to three years. This week, we\u2019re going to dive into some of the more surprising insights from our study. Ready to leave Out of 91 participants, 45 percent of those who are currently employed (either full-time or part-time) said that they have very seriously considered leaving their job. Considering leaving a job and searching for a job are two different things, though. Surprisingly, 38 percent (out of 81 respondents) said that they have not actively looked for a job in the past six months. Only 12 percent said that they very actively looked for another job, with everything in-between coming in around the mid-to-high teens. This suggests that for the people who are seriously thinking about leaving their position and company, not that many have been seriously applying elsewhere. But it\u2019s not that simple. When segmenting this graph even further, it\u2019s clear that the people who said they are seriously thinking about leaving their jobs are also actively looking elsewhere. Of those who chose &#8220;Very Seriously&#8221;, Very Actively and Actively are tied [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":49241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[480,164,168,367,417,492,210],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SogoStudy: Why are employees stay or go? - Sogolytics Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the second blog about our most recent SogoStudy, we examine what is making some employees looking elsewhere and what is making some employees stay.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/sogostudy-why-employees-stay-or-go\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SogoStudy: Why are employees stay or go? - Sogolytics Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the second blog about our most recent SogoStudy, we examine what is making some employees looking elsewhere and what is making some employees stay.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/sogostudy-why-employees-stay-or-go\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sogolytics Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-04T12:28:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-29T07:25:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/emp-2.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"487\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"714\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adam Spencer\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/sogostudy-why-employees-stay-or-go\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/sogostudy-why-employees-stay-or-go\/\",\"name\":\"SogoStudy: Why are employees stay or go? - Sogolytics Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-04T12:28:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-29T07:25:08+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/35041f03339a68802a1742134d5b673e\"},\"description\":\"In the second blog about our most recent SogoStudy, we examine what is making some employees looking elsewhere and what is making some employees stay.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/sogostudy-why-employees-stay-or-go\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/sogostudy-why-employees-stay-or-go\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/sogostudy-why-employees-stay-or-go\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"SogoStudy: Why are employees leaving and why are employees staying?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Sogolytics Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/35041f03339a68802a1742134d5b673e\",\"name\":\"Adam Spencer\",\"description\":\"Adam is an avid writer and reader. 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