Poll Shows the Number One Reason People Left Their Last Job

People leave their jobs for a variety of reasons, but have you ever wondered the number one reason why people leave their jobs?  In winter 2014, CareerPro Services conducted an informal poll and asked this very question. The poll remained open for 2 weeks and was shared with six different Central Minnesota groups on LinkedIn, along with Career Pro Services' Facebook page. Here are the results from the 80 people who responded:

"Poor Company Leadership" topped the list with 30 percent of respondents indicating this is why they left their last job. This was followed by "Poor Relationship with Supervisor" and "Desired Better Salary/Benefits" tying for second with 19 percent each. Third place also tied with "No Chance for Advancement" and "Disliked Job Duties -- Not a Good Fit" each coming in at 9 percent. Here is the breakdown:

30 percent -- Poor Company Leadership
19 percent -- Poor Relationship with Supervisor
19 percent -- Desired Better Salary/Benefits
  9 percent -- No Chance for Advancement
  9 percent -- Disliked Job Duties -- Not a Good Fit

Not showing on the above chart is the bottom 16 percent which comprised four different reasons for leaving:

8 percent -- Contributions Not Valued
4 percent -- Laid Off/Terminated
3 percent -- Other
1 percent -- Relocating

Most employees want to leave on good terms, so it would be interesting to know if the combined 49 percent who left their job because of "Poor Company Leadership" or "Poor Relationship with Supervisor" ever shared this in an exit interview (if indeed one was conducted). What are your thoughts? Please leave your comments.