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I Looked Through 175 Notes About Why Programmers Quit Their Jobs

And I decided to analyze them.

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No matter how well you work in the company, your employees will have something to say about their reasons for leaving at the interview—this is normal. However, risks can always be minimized, and the employees' lives within the company can be improved.

I decided to analyze the main reasons developers leave their previous jobs. This is not an in-depth study but a short-term snapshot in the moment: I looked through 175 notes from communication with developers working at different stages of our projects, selected the most striking statements, and grouped them into eight topics.

For each topic, there are recommendations for company representatives and employees that will help both parties establish cooperation or part with minimal negative consequences.

1. Unsettled work processes

The leader of our selection is found in more than 60% of reasons for changing jobs. This is a fairly broad concept, which includes management errors, software shortcomings, and a lack of specialists to implement the tasks set.

“I left my last job at the end of last year, now I’m doing custom…