Job Stress Viewed Differently by Workers, Employers
Employees cite it as the chief reason they’d leave, but employers believe turnover problems stem from pay issues.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Stress Test: Opportunity knocks, but stress frequently knocks workers out.
Consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide, after surveying 93 organizations, says
stress is the leading cause that prompts people to quit their jobs.
Yet, stress is not even among the top five reasons cited by employers, who
instead believe insufficient pay is why people generally leave. Interestingly,
although they perceive the impact of stress on turnover quite differently,
employees and their employers share similar views about the importance of
work/life balance. Only 22 percent of workers say they would leave a job to
achieve a better equilibrium between home and office duties—slightly less than
the 24 percent of employers who believe inadequate work/life balance
contributes to turnover.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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