I Hate It Here

S4 E1: The 3 Biggest Reasons Why Employees Quit, with Jessica Winder

Apr 22, 2024

Jessica Winder, HR expert, discusses employee turnover reasons like growth, compensation, and toxic cultures. They dive into career coaching, counter-offers, and recognizing red flags in toxic work environments. Also, they explore navigating conflict and learning from employee exit interviews.

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Jessica Winder

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Quick takeaways

Emphasize personal growth over vertical advancement in career to accommodate diverse aspirations and talents.

Consider holistic compensation benefits beyond pay to make informed career decisions and prioritize long-term professional trajectories.

Deep dives

Prioritizing Personal Growth Over Vertical Career Progression

Emphasizing the importance of personal growth over the conventional vertical advancement in a career, the podcast highlights how being pigeonholed into leadership roles for monetary gain can be detrimental. It underscores the significance of exploring alternative tracks like becoming an expert rather than a leader to accommodate those who excel in their roles but do not aspire for management positions solely for financial incentives.

Introduction

3min

Career Journaling and Compensation in Employee Retention

2min

Gender Disparities and Salary Negotiation Frustrations Discussed

2min

Employee Retention Strategies

24min

Navigating Workplace Conflict and Toxic Cultures

8min

Exploring the Interplay of Personal and Professional Growth

4min

Why do employees quit?

Compensation, growth opportunities, and environment are usually the top 3 reasons cited.

But what does all that actually mean to the employees and is there anything HR can really do to stop employees from fleeing?

Jessica returns to sit down with Hebba to clear up what growth actually means, the biggest misconceptions about compensation, and red flags to look out for to identify toxic cultures. You’ll hear their take on why counter-offers shouldn’t be a regular practice and if it's even worth trying to recover an employee who is ready to jump ship.

Plus, stay tuned as Hebba and Jessica later discuss navigating conflict in toxic work environments and learning valuable lessons from employee exit interviews.

00:00:00 - Navigating Employee Turnover in HR

00:02:27 - Building a Career Coaching Empire

00:07:22 - Three Pillars That Drive Employee Turnover

00:11:00 - Redefining Growth Beyond Promotions

00:17:22 - Fostering Healthy Growth Through Transparency

00:24:44 - Why Counter Offers Don't Work

00:32:07 - Advocating for Better Employee Experiences

00:33:06 - Recognizing Toxic Work Environments: Red Flags

00:36:23 - Can HR Fix Toxic Workplaces?

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