Summary
A new study reveals the real reason why many professionals and managers voluntarily leave their employer is workplace unfairness. "The Corporate Leavers Survey," conducted by the Level Playing Field Institute, found unfairness, such as being stereotyped, passed over for a promotion, and subjected to offensive jokes, is the sole reason why 2 million professionals and managers leave their employers each year. Although employees have many reasons for being less than fully candid, employers can greatly improve their exit interview procedures to address some of these concerns. Interview data should be aggregated to protect anonymity and identify recurring themes. Exit interviews do not have to be a nuisance or an uncomfortable necessity. Done properly, they can be an invaluable tool for developing and strengthening retention strategies because there is no one better to tell one how to retain talent than the person who is walking out the door.
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Extract
The Real Exit Interview
But the truth was that Jose preferred to work for an established institution and had no plans to become an entrepreneur.
After several years of hearing "countless Mexican jokes," Jose felt uncomfortable and unwelcome. A self-defined "light skinned Latino," who ...See the full content of this document
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