Quick Takes: Quick Takes — May 29, 2007

Failed Communication Drives Workers Out

Workers are peeved by companies that don’t listen and that pay poorly. One in three are contemplating leaving, according to a recent study.

Workers Ready to Quit: One in three employees are disgruntled and are contemplating quitting their jobs, according to a study by Discovery Surveys in Sharon, Massachusetts. The top four reasons for disenchantment include: management’s failure to listen to employee input/act on suggestions, low pay (60 percent of workers believe they are underpaid), lousy internal communications and failure to recognize and reward top performance.

—Garry Kranz

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