Survey: When pandemic ends, a lot of U.S. workers will seek new jobs

Twenty-seven percent of U.S. employees plan to leave their employer as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, according to a new national employee survey from Eagle Hill Consulting. More than a quarter (29 percent) of workers expect to leave their job in the next year.

The numbers are even higher for millennial workers. Thirty-three percent plan to leave post-pandemic, while 36 percent expect to leave within the next year.

These results indicate that employee intentions to seek new employment are not subsiding. In November 2020, 25 percent of U.S. employees said they plan to leave their employer once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

The findings are based upon the the Eagle Hill Consulting COVID-19 Workforce Burnout Survey conducted by Ipsos on May 12-17, and Nov. 12-16, 2020.

The research also found that burnout is problematic for more than half of the U.S. workforce (53 percent.) Again, the numbers are higher for millennials, with 60 percent reporting burnout.

In terms of burnout:

• Fifty-two percent of respondents say that workload is the top cause.

• Forty-one percent indicate a lack of communication and feedback is a cause.

• Forty-four percent say it’s juggling their personal and professional life.

• Thirty-seven percent attribute burnout to time pressures.