Do managers get in trouble when employees quit? 🙅♀️-
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Introduction 👋
Leaving a job can be a huge decision, especially when it’s prompted by a difficult manager.
When thinking about quitting, it’s natural to wonder: do managers face consequences when employees decide to walk away?
When an employee leaves, it’s tempting to hope that their manager will face repercussions for their part in the decision to quit. 🙏
After all, a bad manager can make the workplace feel like a battleground rather than a place of productivity and growth. 🥊
So, do managers get in trouble when employees quit?
In short – it depends on several factors, which we’ll explain in this article.
11 factors that help decide if a manager gets into trouble for employees leaving 👎
1. Company culture 💖
If the workplace cares about employees and has a culture that holds managers responsible for employee happiness, then a manager is more likely face consequences if their team members leave. 🔨
On the other hand, some companies might have a culture where it’s normal for people to leave regularly, and the manager might not get into trouble. 🤷♀️
2. Leadership attention 👀
How leaders at the workplace feel about the situation can be a huge factor in deciding whether a manager gets into trouble or not. 👑
If leaders at the workplace care about the situation and employees leaving, managers are more likely to face consequences.
On the other hand, some leaders are more hands-off and less likely to put a manager into trouble when employees leave. 🤷♀️
3. Turnover targets 🎯
Some workplaces have targets for their rates of “staff turnover” (or numbers of employees leaving). 🔁
Managers who contribute a lot to these targets (with lots of unhappy staff leaving) might get in trouble.
On the other hand, if a workplace doesn’t have staff turnover targets, or if the manager doesn’t contribute to much turnover, then they’re less likely to get into trouble. 🤷♀️
Managers who have a high staff turnover might be told that they have to reduce their staff turnover or face consequences.
4. Past actions 📆
If there have been a number of previous complaints or incidents of bad behaviour, then it’s more likely that a manager could get into trouble for colleagues leaving.
On the other hand, if this is a rare occasion that someone has left because of the manager, they could be less likely to get into trouble. 🤷♀️
5. Industry trends 📈
Different industries have different normal levels of staff quitting, and if it’s “normal” for lots of people to quit their jobs, the manager is less likely to get into trouble.
On the other hand, if a manager is working in an industry where it’s rare for people to leave their jobs, then they might be more likely to get into trouble. 🔨
6. Changes at the workplace 🔀
Workplaces can go through lots of changes, that can make it seem “normal” for employees to quit, such as:
- changing the type of work the employees do
- restructuring teams
- moving departments around
- changes in leadership
- lack of pay rises
If a workplace is going through a lot of changes or experiencing the loss of lots of employees already, then they might be less likely to notice people leaving due to manager issues. This might make it less likely for a manager to get into trouble. 🤷♀️
7. How happy the rest of the team are☀️
If just one person is unhappy and the rest of the team are happy (or look like they’re happy!), someone leaving might be considered a “one off”, and the manager would be less likely to get into trouble. ☀️
On the other hand, if the rest of the team are miserable and have made complaints about the manager too, then the manager would be more likely to get into trouble. 🌧️
8. Team performance 🏆
Ultimately workplaces care a lot about their targets and performance, so if a manager is getting in the way of performance, then they’re more likely to get into trouble. 🎯
If a manager’s bad behaviour is impacting the performance of their team, and preventing the workplace from reaching its goals then they’re more likely to face consequences.
On the other hand, if a team is performing well, a manager might be less likely to get into trouble when people leave. 🏅
9. Employee happiness surveys 📝
To evaluate how happy staff are, some workplaces enter competitions like the “Great Place to Work Survey“, where employees are anonymously surveyed on their happiness.
These surveys can be used to pinpoint unhappy teams at work, and can increase the likelihood of a manager getting into trouble when employees leave. 📌
10. The manager’s relationships🤝
How the manager is seen by other people is a really important factor to help determine whether they’ll get into trouble for people leaving. 👩💼
As much as the manager might be completely unlikeable to their team, if leaders at the workplace like the manager then they could be less likely to get into trouble.
On the other hand, if leadership teams aren’t a fan of the manager in the first place, they might be more likely to get the manager into trouble for people leaving. 🔨
11. Legal concerns 👩⚖️
Whether or not a manager creates legal problems for the workplace can be a huge factor in deciding whether they’re going to get into trouble for employees leaving. ⚖️
If a manager’s bad behaviour introduces any legal concerns for the workplace e.g. employees suing the company, then they’re more likely to face consequences.
On the other hand, if a manager hasn’t breached any laws with their bad behaviour, some workplaces might not be as bothered about an employee leaving. 🤷♀️
Conclusion 👍
So that’s it!
In many cases, bad managers seem to escape unscathed when employees decide to leave. 😏
They might continue with their usual routines, appearing to be unaffected by the loss of talent from their team.
This lack of accountability can feel unfair, especially for someone who has experienced firsthand the negative impact of poor management. 👎
Lots of different reasons help decide if managers get into trouble for employees leaving, such as:
- Company culture
- Leadership attention 👀
- Turnover targets 🎯
- Past actions 📆
- Industry trends 📈
- Changes at the workplace🔀
- How happy the rest of the team are☀️
- Team performance 🏆
- Employee happiness surveys 📝
- The manager’s relationships🤝
- Legal concerns 👩⚖️
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