Now, about that promotion… A new study found that a promotion can actually increase the risk of an employee quitting. ADP, the payroll services company, analyzed the job histories of more than 1.2 million people from 2019 to 2022. Using factors such as managerial level, job requirements and months since hire, the study found that 29% of employees left their companies within a month of receiving their first promotion. Moreover, according to the study, only 18% of those employees would have ...