A new survey has found that a majority of managers at Taiwanese companies would like to find a new job, with roughly a fifth already switching jobs or actively looking for new opportunities.
Managers at Taiwan’s companies are unhappy. That’s what job bank 104 has found from a survey of 1,833 managers at all levels in their companies’ hierarchies.
74% of respondents said that they have considered leaving their current positions. Meanwhile, close to 20% said that they have either moved on to some other job or are in the process of looking, sending out resumes and going to job interviews.
The main reasons for all this unhappiness vary depending on managers’ rank. The job bank’s Wang Yu-lin explains that low-level managers are mostly unsatisfied with their salaries or benefits. Meanwhile, mid-level managers are more concerned with finding a position in which higher-ups will give them more trust and authority. And those at the top of the food chain want to find companies that are more competitive and have better prospects for future development.
A fair number had adopted a wait-and-see attitude earlier in the year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But a number, especially those in mid-level and upper management positions, have since made moves to find a new job, especially in the run-up to the fourth quarter slow period.