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The 5 reasons employees leave

The 5 reasons employees leave

The top five reasons professionals leave their role

  1. A better opportunity came along (52.1%)
  2. I didn’t get on with my boss (13.9%)
  3. I went travelling/took some time out (6.6%)
  4. I was no longer satisfied with the job or working environment (5.8%)
  5. I left to study (4.4%) 

Sometimes staff departures aren’t entirely amicable, something that CV-Library picked up on. They collated the best ‘I QUIT’ moments from respondents.  

Biggins observed: “It’s obvious that working life has its challenges and some end up making rash decisions as a result.”

Click next to read respondents’ revelations on the most scandalous ways they’ve quit...

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