Survey 22% of workers ages 18-34 say theyve been demoted

Survey 22% of workers ages 18-34 say theyve been demotedSurvey 22% of workers ages 18-34 say theyve been demotedNew data from staffing firm OfficeTeam shows that22% of workers ages 18-34 have been demoted on the job and 46% of HR managers surveyed said that theyve had an employee go through this at their company.Independent research firms polled300 HR managers at U.S. companies with 20 or mora employees and more than 1,000 U.S. workers 18 years of age or older and employed in office environments. OfficeTeam came up with the surveys.Reasons why people fall down the corporate ladderHR managers who have witnessed this weighed in on the reasons.Poor performance 39%Employee was recently promoted but not succeeding in new role 38%Organizational restructuring/position eliminated 16%Voluntary demotion 6%Brandi Britton, a district president for OfficeTeam, commented on the research in a statement.A demotion may happen for a variety of reasons, including performance issues, organizational chan ges, and an employee requesting fewer responsibilities due to personal or career priorities. Its never easy to accept a lower role, but workers can show their professionalism and bounce back by keeping their emotions in check, understanding the root cause and performing at a high level to position themselves for future advancement, she said.What people did after being demotedThe respondents who said they have gone through this weighed in, with the option to pick more than one choice.Quit the job 52%Tried to handle the news as gracefully as possible 50%Got upset and lost interest in work 47%Focused on excelling in the new position 41%While 55% of men and 40% of women chose to jump ship at the employer that demoted them, 64% of those 18-34, 34% of those 35-54 and 0% of those 55 and older did so.HR leaders at companies with 1,000 or more workers had the highest percentage of witnessing a demotion at 91%. But while 19% of men and seven percent of women have been demoted, those 55 and o lder were the least likely to have been, with a whopping 97% saying this hasnt happened to them.