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Q: Hypothetically, if you were to quit tomorrow, what would your reason be?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Underpaid or Unappreciated" (39%)

Lack of Career Advancement

31%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

39%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Gender

Male

Lack of Career Advancement

33%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

38%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Lack of Career Advancement

28%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

41%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

43%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

Hispanic or Latino answered Underpaid or Unappreciated the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian answered Difficult Co-Workers the least among all other ethnicities.

Lack of Career Advancement

31%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

38%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

13%

Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian

Lack of Career Advancement

27%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

43%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino

Lack of Career Advancement

25%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

41%

Difficult Co-Workers

10%

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black

Lack of Career Advancement

39%

Negative Work Environment

10%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

35%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

10%

Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander

Lack of Career Advancement

22%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

38%

Difficult Co-Workers

12%

Company Instability

15%

Answered by 100+ Native American

Lack of Career Advancement

33%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

37%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

45%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

Customer Support answered Underpaid or Unappreciated the most among all other departments.

Business Development answered Difficult Co-Workers the least among all other departments.

Lack of Career Advancement

34%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

37%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 5,000+ working in Engineering department

Lack of Career Advancement

37%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

30%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

14%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department

Lack of Career Advancement

30%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

39%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department

Lack of Career Advancement

32%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

39%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department

Lack of Career Advancement

23%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

30%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

27%

Answered by 500+ working in Executive department

Lack of Career Advancement

27%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

42%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 500+ working in Operations department

Lack of Career Advancement

31%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

42%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

Answered by 100+ working in Admin department

Lack of Career Advancement

31%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

39%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

13%

Answered by 500+ working in Business Development department

Lack of Career Advancement

32%

Negative Work Environment

Underpaid or Unappreciated

41%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 100+ working in Finance department

Lack of Career Advancement

26%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

43%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 100+ working in Communications department

Lack of Career Advancement

28%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

45%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

10%

Answered by 500+ working in Customer Support department

Lack of Career Advancement

30%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

36%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

14%

Answered by 100+ working in HR department

Lack of Career Advancement

31%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

43%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department

Lack of Career Advancement

21%

Negative Work Environment

21%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

43%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

Answered by 100+ working in Legal department

Lack of Career Advancement

27%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

40%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

13%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

43%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

18-25 answered Underpaid or Unappreciated the most among all other age groups.

46-50 answered Difficult Co-Workers the least among all other age groups.

Lack of Career Advancement

29%

Negative Work Environment

10%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

43%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

10%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25

Lack of Career Advancement

30%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

43%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

10%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30

Lack of Career Advancement

32%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

39%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35

Lack of Career Advancement

34%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

36%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40

Lack of Career Advancement

33%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

33%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

14%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45

Lack of Career Advancement

31%

Negative Work Environment

14%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

36%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

14%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50

Lack of Career Advancement

30%

Negative Work Environment

14%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

36%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

15%

Answered by 500+ aged 51-55

Lack of Career Advancement

28%

Negative Work Environment

18%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

37%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 100+ aged 56-60

Lack of Career Advancement

19%

Negative Work Environment

22%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

41%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 100+ aged 61-65

Lack of Career Advancement

21%

Negative Work Environment

14%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

34%

Difficult Co-Workers

13%

Company Instability

18%

Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

44%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

Associate's answered Underpaid or Unappreciated the most among all other education levels.

Bachelor's answered Difficult Co-Workers the least among all other education levels.

Lack of Career Advancement

21%

Negative Work Environment

15%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

40%

Difficult Co-Workers

11%

Company Instability

13%

Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level

Lack of Career Advancement

27%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

43%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level

Lack of Career Advancement

25%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

44%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

10%

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

Lack of Career Advancement

33%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

39%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level

Lack of Career Advancement

36%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

34%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

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

Lack of Career Advancement

34%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

31%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

15%

Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

45%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

1 to 3 Years answered Underpaid or Unappreciated the most among all other segments.

Over 10 Years answered Difficult Co-Workers the least among all other segments.

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

Lack of Career Advancement

25%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

42%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

13%

Answered by 500+ with Entry Level experience

Lack of Career Advancement

28%

Negative Work Environment

10%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

45%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

10%

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

Lack of Career Advancement

30%

Negative Work Environment

10%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

42%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience

Lack of Career Advancement

32%

Negative Work Environment

11%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

41%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

10%

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

Lack of Career Advancement

34%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

34%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

14%

Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

55%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

Minneapolis answered Underpaid or Unappreciated the most among all other locations.

Dallas answered Difficult Co-Workers the least among all other locations.

Lack of Career Advancement

35%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

34%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 100+ in Atlanta

Lack of Career Advancement

33%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

37%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 500+ in Boston

Lack of Career Advancement

31%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

40%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 500+ in Chicago

Lack of Career Advancement

34%

Negative Work Environment

14%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

37%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

11%

Answered by 100+ in Dallas

Lack of Career Advancement

32%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

38%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

13%

Answered by 500+ in Denver

Lack of Career Advancement

40%

Negative Work Environment

Underpaid or Unappreciated

20%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

40%

Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Lack of Career Advancement

28%

Negative Work Environment

15%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

35%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

16%

Answered by 100+ in Houston

Lack of Career Advancement

31%

Negative Work Environment

14%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

36%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles

Lack of Career Advancement

18%

Negative Work Environment

14%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

55%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis

Lack of Career Advancement

32%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

38%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 1,000+ in New York

Lack of Career Advancement

31%

Negative Work Environment

10%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

43%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

Answered by 100+ in Phoenix

Lack of Career Advancement

42%

Negative Work Environment

Underpaid or Unappreciated

25%

Difficult Co-Workers

12%

Company Instability

13%

Answered by < 100 in San Diego

Lack of Career Advancement

35%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

36%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco

Lack of Career Advancement

38%

Negative Work Environment

13%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

34%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

10%

Answered by 1,000+ in Seattle

Lack of Career Advancement

32%

Negative Work Environment

12%

Underpaid or Unappreciated

39%

Difficult Co-Workers

Company Instability

12%

Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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