Why do new hires quit? From “the Survey on Pre- and Post-Hire Troubles 2022.”

◆May is a time when new employees leave the company.
May is a time when an increasing number of people experience symptoms of feeling unwell, known as “May illness” after the Golden Week holiday, and we also see the resignation of newly hired employees.
It is also a time when new employees, who have been feeling tense as they dive into a new environment, lose their tension and begin to feel dissatisfied with the company.

◆The reality of “30% job turnover within 3 years.”
According to the “Survey on Pre- and Post-Employment Troubles 2022” conducted by the Japan Trade Union Confederation (targeting 1,000 men and women in their second to fifth year of employment nationwide who had graduated from college and started working as full-time employees), 7.7% had “left” the company they joined after graduation (within six months). 6.2% of the respondents “left their jobs (within 1 year after 6 months),” 10.4% “left their jobs (within 2 years after 1 year),” 5.2% “left their jobs (within 3 years after 2 years),” and 3.7% “left their jobs (after 3 years),” indicating that the often- mentioned “30% of workers left their jobs within 3 years” is also true here.

◆Why did the new employee quit?
When asked why they quit their companies in this survey, the most common reason given was that “the job did not suit me” (40.1%). This was followed by “Working hours, holidays, and vacation conditions were not good” (31.0%) and “Wage conditions were not good” (27.4%), indicating that a greater percentage of respondents cited a mismatch in work than in compensation. The percentage of “Left job (total)” was 41.9% for those who did not receive new employee training or guidance/advice from senior/supervisor, 11.0 percentage points higher than those who did receive guidance/advice (30.9%), indicating that there is a large difference depending on the support provided by the surroundings.
The employers want to avoid employee turnover after hard work and effort in hiring. Workplaces with new employees will need to be considerate of those around them.