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I don't think it's entirely fair to conclude that because someone doesn't leave a company, they don't want to leave. If ConocoPhillips is the only employer in a

I don't think it's entirely fair to conclude that because someone doesn't leave a company, they don't want to leave. If ConocoPhillips is the only employer in a small town or the only one paying above minimum wage and you have a family to support, you might not have a financially responsible option to leave if you work for them. It is useful to see median tenure data by company and industry, however.

badpun 3y ago
It's a bit philosophical, but generally most people want to leave their current employer. That is evidenced by how most people take retirement as soon as they can, instead of staying on the job even after they could retire. This shows that people who don't leave their jobs, stay only because there's currently nothing better for them out there - it doesn't matter if they live in small town with a ConocoPhillips factory, or in the middle of NYC.