Who Wants to Leave Their Job? The Answer May Surprise You.

Job hopping to be a millennial stereotype, but it seems everyone’s doing it.

When asked how much longer they see themselves working at their current company, 25% of people said less than a year, making it the most popular answer, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. The next most popular answers were “more than 2 years,” “1-2 more years” and “not sure.” The least popular answer was “indefinitely.” More than 10,000 workers across the technology industry participated in the survey.

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From an age perspective

People of all ages chose “less than a year” as their top response — even those in their mid-30s and above.

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No difference between men and women

Men and women were nearly identical in their responses, with the most popular answer as “less than a year” and least popular “indefinitely.”

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Executives want to stick around; HR and Communications also in it for the long haul

From a department perspective, the only groups to choose something other than “less than 1 year” as the top response were those in executive roles, HR, and communications.

The top answer among executives was “indefinitely” (23%), while the top answer for HR and communications workers was “more than two years” (29% and 26%, respectively).

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The latest reading is as of April 2.

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