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What are some things that can cause a mass exodus of employees at work?

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    Lack of Covid mandate

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    Lack of diversity, lack of representation in leadership ranks, lack of growth and advancement

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    Covid vaccine mandate

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    Lack of leadership in the executive team, micro managing , favoritism with “golden child” developer who bullies the entire team, lack of HR policies, devoid of good culture, lack of appreciation

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    Micromanaging; bullying; shame as a management tool; favoritism; lack of acknowledgment of skills, experience, and/or successful projects; no constructive criticism, only negative feedback and magnification of mistakes; lack of professional development; caught in between two factions; seen as a cog, not as a person; lack of or forgotten vision

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    No growth opportunity

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    Mgmt showing 1) Favoritism 2) No Integrity 3) Bullying 4) Empty promises

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    Micro-management, Nepotism or unfair/inconsistent treatment of some employees compared to others, Poor communication and assistance from middle and upper management, Lack of spirit or culture within the team

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    1. Bad management 2. Mico managing 3. Not respecting the thoughts and ideas of employees 4. Communication 5. Pay/Benefits not keeping up with inflation 6. Favoritism/Nepotism

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    bad leadership

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    Dishonesty, not being objective, "empty promises", favoritism, not being ethical, slogans but no actions, non supportive , lack of clarity about goals, micromanagement

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    Bad managers and blind policy.

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    Not enough hours and paychecks getting lost

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    Not providing a clear future.

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    -Poor management/leadership -Toxic and unhealthy environment -Lack of opportunities i.e Personal Development, Career growth, Scalability

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    Expectation of working OT with no compensation. Leadership or staff change to someone with no respect. Policy change, I.e. new processes that big the system down with unrealistic expectation of completion. Continuing to add scope of work with no additional compensation. No future growth available. Combining jobs so one person does the work of 3.

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    More work with lower pay

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    Toxic leadership, lying to employees, consistent condescending leadership, arrogance of outcome. Arrogance that “we will just find more workers if you leave”. No respect for a persons feedback.

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    1. No work/life balance 2. Nepotism 3. Low pay compared to the industry 4. Bad leadership 5. Little to no career advancement opportunities

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    Company being sold or under new management

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    Layoffs. Change of culture. Pay cuts.

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    Feeling under valued and micro management

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    Morale, uncertain future due to lack of communications from top. Lack of employee engagement by management. Fair and equitable treatment of employees.