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What’s the difference between motivation to stay and reluctance to leave?

by mikeash 8y ago

aikinai 8y ago
I think that should have been “motivation to work.”
rodiger 8y ago
If I had to guess, differing incentives. Both are synonymous for "why they stay" but with different base reasons.
fossuser 8y ago
I view this generally: Motivation to stay is being directly excited by the work you’re doing or the thing you’re building. You want to work where you are. If another opportunity comes along you probably wouldn’t consider it. Resistance to leaving means you’re at a pleasant place to work, the money is good, and you like your job, but you’re not super excited about the thing you’re building. If another opportunity came along you might jump if it’s something you really want to do (this is harder if your current pay is high and job is pleasant).
ng12 8y ago
Think about someone who works at an non-profit NGO versus someone who works an 80 hour week at an investment bank. The NGO worker might only be making $30k/year but he stays because he really cares about his work. The investment banker might hate his job and hate the long hours but stay because of the high salary he'd be unlikely to match elsewhere. The NGO worker has high motivation and low reluctance, the i-banker has the opposite. The actual technical term for this is motivation vs. hygiene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory
- user5994461 8y ago
  Well, ibanker making 300k and working 9-6 is a thing. Get the best of both worlds.
jib 8y ago
I think they are referring to Herzberg? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory Sounds like a different way to express that.
- ng12 8y ago
  Yes, thank you. This is what I was looking for.
didibus 8y ago
I think motivation to stay is the positive. Like you genuinely like going to your job. Reluctance to leave is that even if you don't like your job, leaving is even more painful, maybe due to the loss of salary, or because the interview process is too much of a hassle, or other opportunities are just as bad if not worse, etc.
war1025 8y ago
The way I think about it is motivation relates to the things you actively enjoy about your job. These are the "here are the neat things I do at my work" type of items. Reluctance to leave is the sum of things that make you want to stay where you currently when someone else tells you about all the exciting things they do at their work. It's more like friction keeping you where you are.

What’s the difference between motivation to stay and reluctance to leave?

aikinai 8y ago

I think that should have been “motivation to work.”

rodiger 8y ago

If I had to guess, differing incentives. Both are synonymous for "why they stay" but with different base reasons.

fossuser 8y ago

I view this generally: Motivation to stay is being directly excited by the work you’re doing or the thing you’re building. You want to work where you are. If another opportunity comes along you probably wouldn’t consider it. Resistance to leaving means you’re at a pleasant place to work, the money is good, and you like your job, but you’re not super excited about the thing you’re building. If another opportunity came along you might jump if it’s something you really want to do (this is harder if your current pay is high and job is pleasant).

ng12 8y ago

Think about someone who works at an non-profit NGO versus someone who works an 80 hour week at an investment bank. The NGO worker might only be making $30k/year but he stays because he really cares about his work. The investment banker might hate his job and hate the long hours but stay because of the high salary he'd be unlikely to match elsewhere. The NGO worker has high motivation and low reluctance, the i-banker has the opposite. The actual technical term for this is motivation vs. hygiene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory

user5994461 8y ago
Well, ibanker making 300k and working 9-6 is a thing. Get the best of both worlds.

jib 8y ago

I think they are referring to Herzberg? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory Sounds like a different way to express that.

ng12 8y ago
Yes, thank you. This is what I was looking for.

didibus 8y ago

I think motivation to stay is the positive. Like you genuinely like going to your job. Reluctance to leave is that even if you don't like your job, leaving is even more painful, maybe due to the loss of salary, or because the interview process is too much of a hassle, or other opportunities are just as bad if not worse, etc.

war1025 8y ago

The way I think about it is motivation relates to the things you actively enjoy about your job. These are the "here are the neat things I do at my work" type of items. Reluctance to leave is the sum of things that make you want to stay where you currently when someone else tells you about all the exciting things they do at their work. It's more like friction keeping you where you are.