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There may have never been a more difficult time in history to keep people from leaving a job. With job sites available on a phone, wages rising faster than the price of gas, and many places now offering remote options, it isn’t hard to see why so many people are leaving their current jobs.
The answer to prevent this can’t be summarized or given in a single article. Every situation and person is unique, meaning that even the best companies will never have 100% of their employees stay with the company until retirement.
With so many employees up and leaving for what may appear to be insignificant reasons, it may be time to try a few new strategies to keep workers happy and engaged with their job.
Having events outside of work can be difficult and quite honestly a bit annoying. After all, in a typical job, employees are already spending more time with coworkers than they are awake at home. That is why social events should be during work, or at least start during work.
An example of this can be ending a workday at 4:00 PM (instead of 5:00) and having a barbeque that lasts until 5:30 or 6:00. Sure, the company may lose an hour of work, but if it keeps a few good employees, that time will be more than made up for in place of having to train new employees down the road. Another perk of this, is that it will re-energize the employees and give them a needed break.
If the event does have to be out of work, it needs to be a significant event. A company out in Utah, DoTerra, who has exceptional employee reviews, holds an annual employee get together that has great food, huge giveaways, and surprise raises. On top of that, it is open for the entire family. This event is so big that employees probably don’t want to leave the company in the weeks and months before the event in hopes of winning a big prize and enjoying the party.
Preventing burnout can be one of the most difficult tasks for any employer. Burnout happens when an employee feels that their job isn’t changing and is repetitive. In some occupations, the job is just repetitive, but there are still ways to at least postpone the burnout feeling.
One of these ideas is to have team projects. In almost any job, teams can and should be used. Giving team members different tasks, or even mixing up members of a team can help alleviate the repetitive feeling of a job. It also allows for new skills to be learned, experience, and leadership opportunities.
Another option is to have clear goals and rewards. For example, if in a call center, it can be hard to not burnout after having call after call rejected, however if there is a goal to have 100 sales in a month with a nice reward, it will give purpose to the employee. These rewards don’t have to break the bank either. One of the best examples of this can be to give an extra vacation day.
People tend to show loyalty to those who show loyalty to them. This includes staying loyal to a company or job as well. For an employer to make employees feel cared for, they must be intentional and create an environment of comfort, trust, and culture.
One company that has phenomenal employee retention is Mars. Aside from free candy and snacks, the company has taken an approach to have a family-like culture. On their walls all over they have written “quality, responsibility, mutuality, efficiency, freedom” and they make sure those five points are being enforced and taught from management all the way down. The company claims a 95% year to year retention rate, which is unheard of in today’s job market.
There are other ways to show that employers care including weekly shoutouts, occasional gifts, recognition for accomplishments, and one-on-one discussions.
