Yahoo! HotJobs finds half of U.S. workers ready to flee the farm

[Marcia]

Yahoo! HotJobs Finds Almost One Half of U.S. Employees Surveyed Are or Will Be Looking for New Employment in the Next 12 Months

Business Wire Story [home.businesswire.com]

Yahoo! HotJobs, the most visited career site in May 2004, recently conducted a survey that reveals U.S. workers are not completely satisfied with their current employers. According to the survey results (2), nearly one half of the survey's respondents already are or plan to look for new employment in the next 12 months.

Looks like a lot of people out there "Ain't Gonna Work for Maggie's Farm No More." (Bob Dylan / Rage Against the Machine)

[snowman]

Must be nice to have such a luxury, quitting because one doesn't feel satisfied with their wages or growth opportunities.

[iamlost]

the most visited career site in May 2004 (1), recently conducted a survey that reveals U.S. workers are not completely satisfied with their current employers. According to the survey results (2), nearly one half of the survey's respondents already are or plan to look for new employment in the next 12 months.

They do not specify how survey was conducted. If it was an "on site" survey where is the surprise in half the people coming to a career site planning to change jobs?

More than one-third of survey respondents said they would "absolutely not" or "possibly not" recommend their employer to others.

So two thirds of people who are planning to change jobs have problems recommending their current employer?

"Employers need to take the time to evaluate their working environment to address employee engagement and retention," said Libby Sartain, senior vice president of human resources and chief people Yahoo! for Yahoo! Inc. "Employees are looking for meaningful work, and they want to advance their careers; however, they want to enjoy a balanced life at the same time."

And here is the real reason for the article - it's a marketing ploy for Yahoo! HotJobs.

Big surprise. Just more "advertising".