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Q: What's the main reason you stay at your current company?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Industries

The most common answer was "Comfort & Familiarity" (36%)

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

25%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

36%

Career Advancement Opportunities

12%

Gender

Male

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

14%

Comfort & Familiarity

36%

Career Advancement Opportunities

12%

Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

24%

Co-Workers

16%

Comfort & Familiarity

38%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

37%

Comfort & Familiarity

Caucasian answered Comfort & Familiarity the most among all other ethnicities.

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

37%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

35%

Career Advancement Opportunities

12%

Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

37%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

25%

Co-Workers

14%

Comfort & Familiarity

35%

Career Advancement Opportunities

14%

Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander

Company Mission

14%

Comp & Benefits

22%

Co-Workers

21%

Comfort & Familiarity

30%

Career Advancement Opportunities

13%

Answered by 100+ Native American

Company Mission

15%

Comp & Benefits

22%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

35%

Career Advancement Opportunities

13%

Answered by 1,000+ Other

Age

48%

Comfort & Familiarity

66+ answered Comfort & Familiarity the most among all other age groups.

61-65 answered Career Advancement Opportunities the least among all other age groups.

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

21%

Co-Workers

18%

Comfort & Familiarity

31%

Career Advancement Opportunities

18%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

22%

Co-Workers

17%

Comfort & Familiarity

33%

Career Advancement Opportunities

17%

Answered by 5,000+ aged 26-30

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

24%

Co-Workers

16%

Comfort & Familiarity

36%

Career Advancement Opportunities

12%

Answered by 5,000+ aged 31-35

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

38%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40

Company Mission

13%

Comp & Benefits

28%

Co-Workers

12%

Comfort & Familiarity

40%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

31%

Co-Workers

11%

Comfort & Familiarity

40%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

32%

Co-Workers

10%

Comfort & Familiarity

42%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 1,000+ aged 51-55

Company Mission

13%

Comp & Benefits

32%

Co-Workers

Comfort & Familiarity

43%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 500+ aged 56-60

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

32%

Co-Workers

10%

Comfort & Familiarity

44%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 100+ aged 61-65

Company Mission

10%

Comp & Benefits

22%

Co-Workers

16%

Comfort & Familiarity

48%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

44%

Comfort & Familiarity

Associate's answered Comfort & Familiarity the most among all other education levels.

Company Mission

Comp & Benefits

22%

Co-Workers

19%

Comfort & Familiarity

39%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level

Company Mission

10%

Comp & Benefits

24%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

42%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level

Company Mission

Comp & Benefits

25%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

44%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

35%

Career Advancement Opportunities

13%

Answered by 10,000+ with Bachelor's education level

Company Mission

14%

Comp & Benefits

27%

Co-Workers

13%

Comfort & Familiarity

33%

Career Advancement Opportunities

13%

Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level

Company Mission

19%

Comp & Benefits

23%

Co-Workers

13%

Comfort & Familiarity

30%

Career Advancement Opportunities

15%

Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

39%

Comfort & Familiarity

6 to 10 Years answered Comfort & Familiarity the most among all other segments.

Over 10 Years answered Career Advancement Opportunities the least among all other segments.

Entry Level
1 to 3 Years
3 to 6 Years
6 to 10 Years
Over 10 Years

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

21%

Co-Workers

17%

Comfort & Familiarity

33%

Career Advancement Opportunities

18%

Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience

Company Mission

10%

Comp & Benefits

22%

Co-Workers

18%

Comfort & Familiarity

33%

Career Advancement Opportunities

17%

Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

22%

Co-Workers

18%

Comfort & Familiarity

35%

Career Advancement Opportunities

14%

Answered by 5,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

25%

Co-Workers

14%

Comfort & Familiarity

39%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience

Company Mission

13%

Comp & Benefits

29%

Co-Workers

12%

Comfort & Familiarity

39%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

41%

Comfort & Familiarity

Dallas answered Comfort & Familiarity the most among all other locations.

Atlanta answered Company Mission the least among all other locations.

Company Mission

Comp & Benefits

28%

Co-Workers

14%

Comfort & Familiarity

38%

Career Advancement Opportunities

12%

Answered by 500+ in Atlanta

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

16%

Comfort & Familiarity

34%

Career Advancement Opportunities

12%

Answered by 1,000+ in Boston

Company Mission

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

17%

Comfort & Familiarity

38%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by 500+ in Chicago

Company Mission

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

14%

Comfort & Familiarity

41%

Career Advancement Opportunities

10%

Answered by 500+ in Dallas

Company Mission

13%

Comp & Benefits

27%

Co-Workers

16%

Comfort & Familiarity

33%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by 500+ in Denver

Company Mission

Comp & Benefits

36%

Co-Workers

27%

Comfort & Familiarity

28%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

33%

Co-Workers

10%

Comfort & Familiarity

37%

Career Advancement Opportunities

Answered by 100+ in Houston

Company Mission

15%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

15%

Comfort & Familiarity

33%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

17%

Co-Workers

22%

Comfort & Familiarity

39%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis

Company Mission

14%

Comp & Benefits

24%

Co-Workers

14%

Comfort & Familiarity

35%

Career Advancement Opportunities

13%

Answered by 1,000+ in New York

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

12%

Comfort & Familiarity

36%

Career Advancement Opportunities

15%

Answered by 100+ in Phoenix

Company Mission

11%

Comp & Benefits

31%

Co-Workers

14%

Comfort & Familiarity

33%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by < 100 in San Diego

Company Mission

17%

Comp & Benefits

22%

Co-Workers

16%

Comfort & Familiarity

31%

Career Advancement Opportunities

14%

Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

26%

Co-Workers

13%

Comfort & Familiarity

35%

Career Advancement Opportunities

14%

Answered by 1,000+ in Seattle

Company Mission

12%

Comp & Benefits

28%

Co-Workers

14%

Comfort & Familiarity

35%

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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