The rest of this article offers both opinion and recent research about why people leave one employer for another, as well as why people choose to stay where they are. Before introducing any changes into your organization to increase employee retention, do your homework by finding out what is most important to your employees . You ask them. Why People Leave First, let's look at why people really leave you. Forget about lip service.
People leave, quite simply, because they've found another job.
Once employees start noticing other opportunities, you've already lost them . So what you really need to know is why they start paying attention to other opportunities. Pay and benefits are certainly a factor. Another answer may be a lack of positive reinforcement on the job. Some say employee loyalty disappeared because companies broke their loyalty contract by engaging in downsizing, layoffs, and reorganization.