UBC study shows when employees leave their jobs, coworkers call it quits
May 1, 2023
People leave jobs all the time, whether they’re laid off, fired, or just quit. But how do their departures affect coworkers left behind? According to a new UBC study, those exits can lead many others to call it quits.
The researchers delved deeply into employment data from a major retailer that was experiencing high turnover to find out why. They reviewed data for roughly a million employees—including when they were hired, which store, which position, when they left, and why.
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