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Bad bosses make people quit 

Have you ever quit your job because of a bad boss? New research says you’re not alone.

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The story  

Bad bosses make people quit.

Almost one third of British workers in a recent study said they’d left a job because of their manager. Nearly a fifth of people said their managers were ineffective.

Unhappiness with management means that workers are less likely to be motivated and less likely to stay.

The survey also shows most bosses are ‘accidental managers’ having never been taught how to run a team.

Key words and phrases

prompted
made something happen

• The discovery of the new species prompted a lot of excitement.
• The terrible sales figures prompted anxiety in the team.

formal
according to the rules

• How can you come to this wedding without wearing something formal?
• They’ve made a formal complaint about their noisy neighbours. We’ll follow the process.

attrition
gradually getting weaker

• Everyone’s leaving. There’s no one new. The company is just shrinking through attrition.
• He’s in a war of attrition with his manager. They keep criticising each other.

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