How to quit consciously

Most fresh graduates quit their first job within the next six to twelve months of joining, according to a survey by The Ken. The top three reasons were toxic managers, disagreements with the workplace culture, and most interestingly, a want for more challenging work. More and more young, ambitious, and curious professionals prefer shorter stints not because they are unhappy, but because they realised they could be happier.

And it may not be such a bad thing. But only if it is done so....consciously.

Host Akshaya Chandrasekaran talks with Prasadh MS, head of workforce research at Xpheno, a specialist staffing company; and Leo Fernandez, founder, Talentease; to break down why shorter stints benefit your career and how to go about quitting your first job.

Let us know what you think. You can write to Akshaya, the host, at akshaya@the-ken.com. 

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This episode was written and hosted by Akshaya Chandrasekaran, and produced by Anushka Mukherjee, with audio engineering by Rajiv CN. 

The First Two Years is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India’s first subscriber-only business news platform. 

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