When a high-performing employee at your office quits their job, how would you react? How about if your best friend at work or your favorite boss leaves? I suppose it would be a very sad occasion, especially if they were one of the few reasons why you love your job or why you're staying there. But will that inspire other people to quit? That's what researchers from the University of British Columbia wanted to find out. If star performers at a company quit, will that entail more resignations as well? Based on their research, it depends on the manner the employees left.
They found that if high-performing individuals at a company quit, there was a higher chance that other high performers will also leave. They dubbed this the multiplier effect. In the same way, if low-performing employees leave, other low performers will be encouraged to follow suit. However, this wasn't always the case as dismissals didn't inspire other employees to quit, and even had the reverse effect when poor performers were dismissed. Meanwhile, when employees were laid off despite their high performances, it made others more likely to jump the bandwagon.
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