Unusual Reasons Employees Give For Quitting Jobs

Article Source: OfficeTeam via CCH

A stronger economy often gives workers greater courage to change jobs, but the excuses offered for jumping ship can leave many employers perplexed. A new OfficeTeam survey reveals the wackiest reasons job seekers have given for handing in their notice. Here are some examples:

• “Someone left because her boss lost the dog she had given him.”
• “Our employee said he was joining the circus.”
• “One person left because she lost her cell phone too many times at work.”
• “We had someone quit to participate in a reality show.”
• “An employee said it was his routine to change jobs every six months.”

The survey was conducted by an independent research firm and is based on telephone interviews with more than 1,300 senior managers at companies with 20 or more employees in the United States and Canada.

Some individuals simply had to follow their true calling:

• “One worker left to become an apple farmer.”
• “A staff member quit to climb Mount Everest.”
• “There was an individual who left to play the trombone.”
• “An employee wanted to enter a beauty contest.”
• “One worker quit to join a rock band.”

It may be hard to fault these professionals for their honesty:

• “A guy said he was making too much money and didn’t feel he was worth it.”
• “One person left because she didn’t want to work so hard.”
• “An individual said he was bored.”
• “Someone quit because she was going to live off her trust fund.”
• “An employee said work was getting in the way of having fun.”

And there were other employees who suffered from sensory overload:

• “He quit because he didn’t like the way the office smelled.”
• “One employee didn’t enjoy the cafeteria food.”
• “An individual did not like the sound of file cabinets being slammed.”

And finally, these shortsighted workers gave notice when a day off might have sufficed:

• “One person quit to watch a soccer tournament.”
• “We had someone leave because he had to stay home to feed his dog.”
• “An employee left because he wanted to watch a movie with his girlfriend during work hours.”

(Ok Cascade Members, what are the zaniest reasons you have had from an employee giving their notice or just quitting on the spur of the moment?  Leave us a comment below!)