New survey shows 90% of people in the UK would leave their job if the company culture isn't up to scratch
Good company culture is moving up on the list of priorities for job seekers worldwide. Are companies doing what they can to build their culture? Are more candidates favouring environment over pay?
There Be Giants is the UK’s leading OKR consultancy based in Manchester. After conducting extensive research into job seekers and their attitude towards company culture, they have uncovered some interesting facts about the priorities of workers in the UK.
Over 90% of people polled agreed they would leave their existing position if the company culture was not what they expected.
The survey revealed staff are now looking to work for more socially-led organisations that prioritise and boost their working environment, with over 90% of respondents stating they’d be willing to leave a role if the company culture wasn’t to their standard.
Roger Longden, Founder and CEO of There Be Giants, said that: “The fact that over 90% of employees would leave their position if the company culture was not what they'd hoped for is much higher than we had anticipated. The results of this survey back up what we've been saying about company culture and how it has fast become a number one priority for employees.”
Over 40% of people now work in hybrid positions, splitting their time between working from home and in-office.
Before the pandemic, only 7% of employees worked remotely. Fast-forward to 2022, and a huge 40% of employees are splitting their time between the office and their homes. Companies may not realise that their culture can be extended to remote working environments, but workplace culture still remains a top priority for those who work flexibly.
A great working environment is even more important to the British gent, with over 80% of men admitting that a company's culture is the top priority when considering a new role.
The survey revealed that a whopping 80% of male employees list company culture as a top priority in job seeking. This statistic contrasts with traditional monetary desires as male workers now rank a strong workplace culture as more important than salary, with 3 in 4 workers stating they would consider a company’s culture before applying for a job role there.
With over 40% of people still working in-office permanently, it was highlighted that culture remains one of the most important factors.
Over 40% of respondents who still work in an office-based setting said that company culture is one of the main driving forces behind their job choice. Where salary would usually take a candidate's top spot in their list of priorities, just under half of those polled consider company culture more important than salary as it relates to overall job satisfaction.
About There Be Giants
There Be Giants is the UK’s leading OKR consultancy helping organisations implement powerful OKRs to execute their organisational strategy. Expert OKR consultants work with their customers to help set and seamlessly integrate substantial-yet-achievable, time-bound objectives to give any organisation the means to skyrocket.
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