How many employees turn down a promotion?
1 in 3
1 in 3 employees offered a promotion in the past year turned it down (reported as nearly one in three).
n = 3,017 US employees; refusal rates apply to those offered a promotion in the past year · Survey date not recorded · Cherry Data Signals
Figures are reproduced as reported in the supplied research summary; rounded totals may differ from 100%, and some breakdowns are partial. The survey field date is not recorded; document modification dates are not field dates. Refusal rates are conditional on receiving a promotion offer; that subgroup size is not disclosed.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,017
- Population
- US employees; refusal rates apply to those offered a promotion in the past year
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- Not recorded
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Why Employees Turn Down Promotions
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (Not recorded). "How many employees turn down a promotion?" Survey of 3,017 US employees; refusal rates apply to those offered a promotion in the past year, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/how-many-employees-turn-down-promotions
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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