Gen Z workers are quitting because they don’t know how to talk about promotions

By Alyssa Place, This is my expertise
Published 4 Min Read

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As employees head for the door amid the great resignation, younger workers are first in line to leave, but only because they just don’t know where they fit.

Sixty-five percent of Gen Z workers will leave within a year of starting a new job, according to a survey by recruitment software platform Lever. Thirty-seven percent of Gen Z employees say they plan to leave because they don’t feel comfortable discussing their job trajectories with managers, and 33% feel their company does not encourage promotions.

Alyssa Place
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Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio


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