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I changed jobs 10 times in 10 years to get the career I wanted

UK · 2026-07-14

Key takeaway

Gen Z 'lily padding' trend increases staff churn for UK SMEs, raising recruitment and training costs.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerGen Z workers increasingly job-hop for career advancement, raising average staff turnover rates across UK SMEs.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onHigher churn forces SMEs to increase recruitment spending and offer higher wages to attract replacements, raising operating costs.
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youSMEs invest in retention programmes and flexible work policies to stabilise headcount, shifting cost structure from variable recruitment to fixed retention spend.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: BBC News — Business

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