Saw a report that 40% of new hires leave within a year if their first week is bad

I found this in a study from a big HR group. It made me think a lot about how we onboard people at my job. Has anyone changed their company's first week plan because of something like this?

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the_betty15d ago

Honestly that stat is terrifying but it checks out. My last job threw a laptop at me and called it onboarding. They wonder why turnover is so high. A good first week should make people feel welcome and show them how their work matters. Anything less is just setting money on fire.

lane.angela15d ago

They gave you a laptop and that was the whole onboarding? That's actually insane. No wonder people quit so fast.