13 SIGNS That Someone is About to Quit

Source below (Harvard Business Review):

The pre-quitting behaviors that made the cut are below:

Their work productivity has decreased more than usual.
They have acted less like a team player than usual.
They have been doing the minimum amount of work more frequently than usual.
They have been less interested in pleasing their manager than usual.
They have been less willing to commit to long-term timelines than usual.
They have exhibited a negative change in attitude.
They have exhibited less effort and work motivation than usual.
They have exhibited less focus on job related matters than usual.
They have expressed dissatisfaction with their current job more frequently than usual.
They have expressed dissatisfaction with their supervisor more frequently than usual.
They have left early from work more frequently than usual.
They have lost enthusiasm for the mission of the organization.
They have shown less interest in working with customers than usual.

Source:
https://hbr.org/2016/10/13-signs-that-someone-is-about-to-quit-according-to-research

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Bill Daley and BR should read this list because it’s nearly everyone in Corp Comms. Not that they care. BR is busy dreaming up her latest “idea” that won’t work to notice her entire team hates their jobs and can’t stomach her.

#14 - You work at Wells and have an IQ above that of peanut brittle.

Harvard openly discriminates, especially against Asians, to let less qualified AA’s in instead in the name of diversity. Much like WF.

They stop complaining and do something about it.

8 Signs you need a job and don't live in Harvard's ivory tower

personal expenses
pay your mortgage or rent
you need food to eat
you family needs food
you and your family require medical
you plan or want to retire at some point and not work till your dead
pay back debts owned
you're a Man not a baby

I wouldn't believe a thing that comes out of Harvard. University of Phoenix is better than Harvard nowadays

They are all a variations of the same thing: reduced motivation.

Check.
Check.
to 13. Check
They are tired of the Corporate Fuckery. Check.

It took some du----s from Harvard to come up with this? Real scholarly, Beauford. Must of been some Woke Democrat that got accepted to Harvard based on DEI.

Thank goodness OP and HBR are here to explain these elusive concepts. Such subtle behaviors, who’d have thunk it.

Half my team has been acting like this for years.

Checked all, yay! Now what.

Can someone show this to the leaders in Public Affairs?

15) (because someone already posted 14): They work at Wells Fargo.

I saw this and realized I can check 11 of those…. Fml

They stop talking in meetings just to talk.

When the talkers stop talking you know they’re done.

This is groundbreaking!

This list would also fit for people with low moral OR for people how had enough of bs/non-sense.

Honestly, the 13 signs are Harvard fluff... If you read the list, it's 2 things they are talking about:

1) Low Engagement (Don't care, in late, out early, not doing work, etc.)
2) Looking for Job (at work or at home)

Thread regarding Wells Fargo & Co. layoffs

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