3 Reasons Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs -- and What to Do About It

The fact that today's job market is strong is a good thing for workers but a tricky thing for employers. That's because ample opportunity can lead to higher worker turnover, thereby costing companies money and subjecting them to periods ridden with aggravation.

In fact, 47% of employees are currently considering quitting their jobs, according to a recent survey by job site Joblist.com, and almost 35% of employees are so desperate to leave that they're willing to resign without having another job already lined up.

Not only that, but once employees get the urge to leave a job, they tend to act pretty quickly. In the aforementioned survey, the average full-time worker took eight weeks between realizing he or she was ready to quit and actually serving an employer with a resignation notice.

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Source Fool.com