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Common reasons for demotion include poor performance (39%), not succeeding in a new job after being promoted (38%), and organisational restructuring (16%).
By company size, HR managers at companies with 500 to 999 and 1,000 or more employees were most likely to have seen a worker demoted (77% and 91% , respectively).
A separate survey found that 14% of workers have been asked to take on a lower role.
In terms of gender, 19% of male professionals were demoted versus 7% of women. Employees ages 18 to 34 (22%) were downgraded positions more often than those ages 35 to 54 (10%) and 55 or older (3%).
While half (50%) of professionals who were downgraded positions tried to handle the news as gracefully as possible, 52% quit, and 47% got upset and lost interest in their jobs.
By gender, male employees (55%) were more likely to quit than female employees (40%). According to age group, those ages 18 to 34 (64%) most often resigned in response to being demoted, followed by those aged 35 to 54. Interestingly, none of those aged 55 and above resigned in response.
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