found that while employers assumed pay, work-life balance, and well-being were the main motivators for people leaving their jobs, employees reported that feeling valued and a sense of belonging at work actually trumped the other factors. Fifty-four percent of respondents said that not feeling valued by their organization was one of their top-three factors for leaving, 52% said it came down to not feeling valued by their managers, and 51% said a top factor was not feeling like they belonged.
While a simple acknowledgement of good work can be a powerful tool, Baumgartner told me that a simple"thank you" isn'twork."When we talk about recognition, we're really clear that it has to feel meaningful, it has to feel personal, and it has to reflect the impact that you have," she told me."There is no price tag we can put on the feeling that gives us as humans."of over 36,000 employees by the workplace software company O.C.
I couldn’t care less about being told good job. Being told good job doesn’t pay my bills. Pay me more or someone else will.