Why Your Best Hires Are Leaving Early

Hiring & Firing with Fexingo: Recruitment, Performance, and Workforce Decisions · Oct 6, 2026 · 8m · transcript

Most companies assume employees give two weeks notice and that the clock starts when they quit. But recent data from October 2026 shows a growing trend of 'quiet exits' where top talent leaves before serving their full notice period, often without penalty. This episode explores why performance improvement plans are failing to retain mid-level managers, the legal gray zones in employment contracts that allow early departure, and how forward-thinking firms are redesigning offboarding to protect institutional knowledge. We look at specific cases where premature turnover cost teams…