{"id":215,"date":"2023-11-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.goprofiles.io\/?p=215"},"modified":"2025-01-03T21:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T21:50:20","slug":"the-cost-of-disengaged-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goprofiles.io\/blog\/the-cost-of-disengaged-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cost of Disengaged Employees – And How to Address The Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is the cost of disengaged employees? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve all felt the impact when a coworker, supervisor, or direct report disengages from work. There\u2019s more slack to pick up, more tension in the office, and less rapport between team members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, one employee\u2019s disengagement is beyond anyone\u2019s control. Other times, it\u2019s a widespread result of poor management or bad company decisions \u2013 which means there are concrete ways to fix it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how exactly can you boost employee engagement? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a million-dollar question \u2013 or more specifically, an $8.8 trillion<\/a>-dollar question. That\u2019s how much low engagement costs the global economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This article explores the cost of disengaged employees, including compelling stats that reinforce the need for better engagement in the workplace. We\u2019ll suggest concrete ways to address the problem and motivate highly engaged workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The true cost of disengaged employees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Employee engagement surveys and research give us compelling numbers on the cost of disengaged employees. These stats reinforce that all successful companies \u2013 startups, enterprises, small businesses, nonprofits, highly profitable companies, and everything in between \u2013 should look to improve their employee engagement factors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s one way to calculate the cost of disengaged employees: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past research<\/a> suggests that actively disengaged employees cost about $3,400 for every $10,000 in salary (or 34%). If the average salary at your company is $65k, that means you\u2019re annually losing<\/strong> $22,100 per disengaged employee<\/strong>. And that\u2019s just the financial impact. Below, we outline other important outcomes tied to employee engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Disengaged employee stats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gallup\u2019s research found that companies with high engagement outperform companies with low engagement across these key business metrics<\/a>. Here\u2019s how low-engagement companies fall behind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Workforce presence <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n