There may never be a good time to leave a good job. However, there are some good reasons why staff members might want to. Maybe they have reached as far as they can in their current company. Maybe family and other commitments have forced them to find a new role, or maybe they just need a change of scenery.
Offered a better role somewhere else
This is one of the main reasons people leave good jobs, they find something better. The job world is changing. There are few jobs that people will keep for their entire working lives. Better does not have to mean more pay either, it can simply be better recognition for what they do and expansion of their duties to keep the work they do interesting.
Don’t enjoy their perfectly good job
Another reason is boredom. Today people are less satisfied with staying in one place and boredom slowly creeps in if you’re doing the same role for many years. It is advisable to make sure your 4 year plus employees are given new challenges in their roles to keep them stimulated.
Going self employed/temping
Working for yourself is becoming increasingly popular. In fact by 2020 it’s estimated that 40% of today’s workforce will be freelance. There’s never been a better time to start looking into options of self employment. With improving technology, connectivity and mobile devices You can now work remotely from anywhere in the world.
Changes in work structure
There may be many reasons why the changing environment in your job may make your people want to look elsewhere. Even if they have been in a role for years, a change in management structure may make them look for something new. Merger & Acquisition activity in London may bring with it some planned staff streamlining but if cultures clash as they often do then mass losses of key workers is also an issue.
Family
People may decide to leave jobs if starting a family. Over the last few years changes in maternity and paternity leave means we can get more time to spend with our new family.
But sometimes it just isn’t enough. It’s more likely these days that both parents will go back to work after parental leave ends. Tightening budgets and increases in living costs means that most families can’t afford for one parent to stay at home anymore. The thing is a long commute might not fit with their new family life and so local become preferential to even the most fulfilling of jobs.