We may be in store for yet another great resignation or reshuffle as a new survey has found that a majority of employees are looking for a new position.
The latest worker trend has been dubbed the “Great Detachment” as more and more workers report feeling out of it at their place of work.
The results come from a recent Gallup poll released on Tuesday that included responses from full-time and part-time workers looking to see how they feel about their current work. Altogether, just 18% of workers said they are “extremely” satisfied with their current job.
This sentiment may play into other findings from the pollster, as it also found that 51% of workers are watching for or looking for a new job.
Worker satisfaction with their employers has reached a record low, as more job seekers are looking for new opportunities at the highest rate since 2015, Gallup noted.
When it comes to why workers aren’t satisfied with their jobs, Gallup found that massive turnover has played a major role, as 73% of employers reported having gone through a version of disruptive change in the last year.
The introduction of hybrid and remote work has also had a lasting impact on workers and their connection with their organization’s mission.
Other factors that have left workers dissatisfied include a change in what customers expect, spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic; employers and new employees not aligning with what is expected of them; and a lack of confidence leaders have for their performance management systems.
However, Gallup hasn’t just shined a light on the issues and left it there, as the pollster shared two potential solutions.
The first is to reset expectations and priorities with workers, as only 45% reported knowing what is expected from them at work. The second is finding new ways of connecting workers with their organization’s mission and purpose.
The survey was conducted from Oct. 23 to Nov. 5 and included responses from 22,558 employees. There is a margin of error of 1.2 percentage points.