What are you doing to combat an employee mass exodus?

More than four in 10 professionals around the world (41%) are considering leaving their current jobs, according to a new Microsoft report.

More than one-third of professionals (37%) say their employers are asking too much of them “at a time like this.” Forty-two percent lack office essentials at home, and 10% say they don’t have an adequate internet connection to do their job. Fed up and burned out, workers are seeking opportunities elsewhere.

To prevent a mass exodus, business leaders must develop new ways to attract and retain a diverse workforce, write the authors of the Microsoft 2021 Work Trend Index, a 31-country study analyzing trillions of productivity and labor signals across Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn. The survey – conducted in January by research firm Edelman Data & Intelligence – reflects the views of nearly 32,000 employees.

“Last year’s move to remote work boosted feelings of inclusion with everyone working in the same virtual room,” the report states. “The move to hybrid will break that model and there will be a new and important objective to a) ensure that employees are given the flexibility to work when and where they want, and b) to give everyone the tools they need to equally contribute from anywhere.”