high turnover
Staff constantly leaving
High turnover describes a situation where people frequently leave and are replaced, most often in employment contexts: The restaurant industry is known for high turnover.
It can also refer to rapid movement of inventory or money through a business: high turnover of stock.
The phrase usually signals instability or inefficiency—employers with high turnover struggle to retain workers, often due to poor conditions or low pay.
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- revolving doorCircular spinning entrance
- churnAgitate cream into butter
- talent drainLoss of skilled workers
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
resignation · mass resignation · quitting · hiring · retention · understaffed · vacancy · training · exit interview · replacement · onboarding · staffing · staff shortage · disengaged · dead end job · overworked · exhaustion · headcount
- hiring problemstalent shortage, skill gaps, ghosting, no-shows
- false economyunderstaffing, corner cutting, quick fixes
high turnoveremployee retention
Maintaining workforce continuity
staff retention · job security · career longevity · stability · tenure
high turnoverstability
Resistance to displacement
continuity · constancy · steady state · institutional memory · stasis
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