Changing Jobs?

I read a lot of news and blogs during the week and I very seldom pull large quotes from another author for a reason: I like to ponder and consider and put ideas into my own words.

This morning I was reading a number of HR and Human Capital Resource sites and got clobbered by one at SuperSolutions.Com that sounded like something I'd say. Here are some excerpts:

"Employers who think their people leave for more money: 89%
Employees who actually do leave for more money: 12% ...

The ten most frequently mentioned issues that employees say companies do poorly are:

1. Poor management—uncaring and unprofessional managers; overworking staff; no respect, not listening, putting people in wrong jobs; speed over quality; poor manager selection processes.

2. Lack of career growth and advancement opportunities: no perceivable career paths; not posting job openings or filling from within; favoritism or unfair promotions.

3. Poor communication: problems communicating top-down and between departments; after mergers; between facilities.

4. Pay: paid under-market or less than contributions warrant; pay inequities; slow raises; favoritism for bonuses/raises; ineffective appraisals.

5. Lack of recognition: that says it all.

6. Poor senior leadership: not listening, asking, or investing in employees; unresponsiveness and isolation; mixed messages.

7. Lack of training: nonexistent or superficial training; nothing for new hires, managers, or to move up.

8. Excessive workload: doing more with less; sacrificing quality and customer service for numbers.

9. Lack of tools and resources: insufficient, malfunctioning, outdated, equipment/supplies; overwork without relief.

10. Lack of teamwork—poor coworker cooperation/commitment; lack of interdepartmental coordination...

Disengaged employees aren’t born that way. They’re created by ineffective, badly trained managers and lack of strong human resource management within corporations. It’s costing businesses a fortune in lost productivity and revenue."i

Bottom Line: With all of the expertise in existence related to human capital why are there so many unhappy workers?

i: http://www.super-solutions.com/EmployeeEngagementSurveys.asp