Note: Figures do not sum to 100%, because of rounding.
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Inadequate total compensation
Lack of meaningful work
Lack of career development and advancement
Unreliable and unsupportive people at work
Unsafe workplace environment
Other
Prioritizing these 6 factors could help companies annually save >60% (estimated $56 million) of potential lost value
Lack of workplace flexibility
Drivers of workplace disengagement and their relative contribution to disengagement cost, %
Image description: A bar chart shows the top 6 factors that affect employees’ satisfaction and commitment levels, according to new McKinsey research. The 6 factors are as follows: inadequate total compensation, lack of meaningful work, lack of workplace flexibility, lack of career development and advancement, unreliable and unsupportive people at work, and unsafe workplace environment. Prioritizing these 6 factors could help companies annually save more than 60% (or an estimated $56 million) of the $90 million of potential lost value from employee disengagement. End of image description.