The survey found that 69% of C-suite executives said they were “seriously considering resigning for a job that better supports their well-being”. This compared to 57% of regular employees who responded in the same way. Similarly, 56% of C-suite executives said they had already left a role in the past because it had a negative impact on their well-being, compared with 48% of employees. “One reason for the difference may be that, compared to employees, executives are often in a stronger financial position, enabling them to seek new career opportunities at their own pace,” Deloitte researchers said in a report. the results of the research. Executives’ morale appears to have deteriorated since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic – with 76% of C-suite workers saying it had a negative impact on their overall well-being. Executives were more likely to say they were thinking of resigning than regular employees. Getty Images / iStockphoto But the recognition among executives about their own feelings of burnout has not yet translated into an increased relationship with employees facing the same problem, the survey showed. While 91% of executives said they felt that employees believed the company cared about their well-being, only 56% of employees said they believed executives in their companies supported them. “It’s a remarkable gap, a gap that the C-suite needs to work on to address,” added the authors of the Deloitte study. Those who quit their jobs have risen to record highs in recent months as workers took advantage of the narrow job market to look for better opportunities. The departure of the employees has become known in the colloquial as the “Great Resignation”. About 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in April, according to federal figures. Employers, meanwhile, had about 11.4 million jobs that month. However, experts warn that conditions that have allowed workers to quit their jobs could soon evaporate as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to fight inflation. Employers tend to cut jobs and budgets during periods of tighter economic policy. Billionaire real estate mogul Steven Ross has suggested that the start of a recession could lead to workers resisting “return to office” plans changing their pace over the possibility of layoffs. Earlier this week, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned that the national unemployment rate, which currently stands at 3.6%, is likely to rise sharply as the Fed takes steps to cut prices. Conducted by Deloitte and Workplace Intelligence, the survey measured responses from a total of 2,100 respondents in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. The research team consisted of 1,050 C-suite executives and 1,050 employees. The survey was conducted via email from February 8 to 21.
