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"Employees leave managers, not companies."We’ve all heard this phrase—but how true is it in 2025?Employees leave managers, not companies.

According to a recent Gallup study, 70% of the variance in employee engagement is directly tied to the manager. Yet, poor leadership isn’t the only reason people walk out the door.

 

Let’s hear your view.

What’s the biggest driver of employee turnover today?

 

Employees leave managers, not companies... Right?

 

  1. a) Agree – Bad management drives good people away

 

(Stat: Gallup: 50% of employees have left a job to get away from a manager at some point.)

 

  1. b) Not 100% – There are many variables: pay, culture, growth

 

(Stat: McKinsey: Career development (41%) and inadequate compensation (36%) are top quit factors.)

 

  1. c) Disagree – People quit companies, not just their bosses

 

(Stat: MIT Sloan: Toxic organizational culture is 10.4x more powerful than compensation in predicting attrition.)



Share your experience in the comments—what made YOU leave your last job?