Russians more often quit jobs due to low wages: study

Another 34% of respondents indicated professional burnout, stress or health problems as the main reason for their departure. A quarter (24%) of respondents were unhappy with the lack of career growth. At the same time, only 18% of respondents mentioned poor team relations and conflicts with colleagues or superiors.

The least popular reasons for leaving were the desire to move to another city or country (6% of cases), the desire to work close to home (12%), as well as the closure of a company, the assignment of a place of work for a student, excessive overtime and other reasons (a total of 16%). At the same time, 8% of respondents have never left their job in their lives.

Burnout and stress were the top reasons for leaving their previous job among respondents ages 18 to 34. The older generation, between 35 and 49 years old, tends to be more dissatisfied with the lack of wage growth (37% of respondents). The reasons for dismissal among workers over 50 years old turned out to be the same as among employees aged 35 to 49 years.

The study also showed that among those who are willing to change jobs in the same profile, the leaders are employees in the education sector and the health sector (69% and 63%, respectively). Russians employed in the housing and communal services sector, on the other hand, often move on to positions in the manufacturing industry. The study’s authors attribute this to labor shortages in the industrial sector and rising wages there. By moving to factories, workers typically receive an income increase of around 30%, researchers note.

More than 3.5 thousand users of the Rabota.ru website took part in the survey.