HALF OF UK WORKERS QUIT BECAUSE OF LINE MANAGER

A culture of ‘them and us’, dividing line managers and their reports, persists in the workplace, according to a survey by UK jobs board, Totaljobs.

The survey of 2,098 UK workers found 49% have quit a job due to having a poor relationship with their manager, 18% admit they feel unable to trust their boss and 28% of workers have singled out their manager as a work enemy. Some 26% have sought support for their mental health, citing the sour relationship with a manager as a main motivation, while 24% admit to having had nightmares about their boss. Only...

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