Do projects (or companies) introspect when they get a huge turnover rate?

Anonymous

September 29,2021 at 3:18PM UTC

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Do projects (or companies) introspect when they get a huge turnover rate? I think within 1 year, some 4 people left my team, I am also leaving, and another manager is leaving. I see this project as a sinking ship. I have no issues with the client but I think something is broken within the project structure, internal processes etc.

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AnonymousSeptember 29,2021 at 5:02PM UTC
Every single company will chalk it up the the pandemic.
AnonymousSeptember 29,2021 at 6:07PM UTC
I think with all the turmoil and uncertainty, right now companies are preparing for 2022 and not really asking why? They are in survival mode and planning to get back on track in the Spring
AnonymousOctober 6,2021 at 2:51PM UTC
Although a lot of companies are losing good workers right now and chalking it up [perhaps rightfully so] to the pandemic and the market, any company worth its salt will take a hard look at specific teams/divisions that are turning over employees at an unusually high rate. Exit interviews can go a long way [the expression "people don't leave companies; people leave managers" has a basis in truth]. Hopefully if an employer sees a common thread among exiting team members - like a toxic work environment, no work-life balance, a lack of resources and support - they will make changes to remedy them.
Nic Frick | Career Coach for New MomsOctober 6,2021 at 11:19PM UTC
Unfortunately not in my experience. A company/project doesn't need to introspect and is usually under water if many people are leaving at once.
However, the companies that do take in feedback are where you want to be working -- so congrats on leaving!
RosemaryacOctober 20,2021 at 10:13PM UTC
Not likely. An organization that would do that probably doesn't have a turnover problem. Part of the problem may be communication between various levels of the organization, which is frequently due to talking past each other. In other words, employees on every level don't listen to what another level is saying and respond to what is actually being said. Instead, they keep to the talking points that are in their heads. Neither side feels like they are being heard. There are always at least two sides to a story; each level probably contributes to the problem. Staff need to identify the problems, take ownership of them, and come to a consensus about how to solve it. I don't think it's impossible for this to happen, but as I said at the start, it's not likely.