Thoughts on current position
Employees who indicated that they wanted to leave their current position as soon as possible or within the next 12 months were asked what their plans were.
Which of the following statements best reflects your current thoughts about working in your current position:
- I want to leave my position as soon as possible 10%
- I want to leave my position within the next 12 months 23%
- I want to stay working in my position for the next one to 2 years 39%
- I want to stay working in my position for at least the next 3 years 28%.
Which of the following statements best reflects your current thoughts about working in your current position? | Variance from 2022 | Variance from APS Overall | Variance from larger operational agencies | Variance from extra-large sized agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I want to leave my position as soon as possible | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
I want to leave my position within the next 12 months | 0 | –2 | 0 | 0 |
I want to stay working in my position for the next one to 2 years | +1 | +2 | +5 | +5 |
I want to stay working in my position for at least the next 3 years | -2 | 0 | -4 | -4 |
Plans with leaving current position
What best describes your plans involved with leaving your current position:
- I am planning to retire 7%
- I am pursuing another position within my agency 62%
- I am pursuing a position in another agency 11%
- I am pursuing work outside the APS 9%
- It is the end of my non-ongoing, casual or contracted employment 0%
- Other 11%.
What best describes your plans involved with leaving your current position? | Variance from 2022 | Variance from APS Overall | Variance from larger operational agencies | Variance from extra-large sized agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I am planning to retire | -1 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
I am pursuing another position within my agency | +2 | +21 | +17 | +17 |
I am pursuing a position in another agency | +1 | -16 | -13 | -14 |
I am pursuing work outside the APS | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
It is the end of my non-ongoing, casual or contracted employment | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 |
Other | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Primary reason for leaving
Employees were also asked for the primary reason behind their desire to leave and could select one response from a list of items.
Only the 5 reasons for leaving with the highest proportion of responses are presented here. These may vary between agencies, work units and with results for the APS overall.
What is the primary reason behind your desire to leave your current position? (5 highest responses):
- I wish to pursue a promotion opportunity 22%
- I am looking to further my skills in another area 14%
- I want to try a different type of work or I'm seeking a career change 13%
- I can receive a higher salary elsewhere 8%
- I have achieved all I can in my current position 6%.
There is no variance data available on this question.