Employees Are Losing Sleep Over Rookie Managers, Data Shows
More than a third of office workers at one point considered quitting because of a bad experience with a new manager.
Office worker stressed and upset.
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New managers can be the stuff of office workers’ nightmares.
That’s according to new research by digital learning system Oji Life Lab, which found that one in five employees lost sleep over a newly minted manager with inadequate leadership skills. More than a third cited anxiety, lack of motivation, sleeplessness and other effects of unprepared rookie managers as a reason for wanting to quit. Many respondents also perceived new managers as weak at reducing conflict, making decisions and providing quality feedback, among other deficiencies.