{"id":516554,"date":"2024-08-23T20:13:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T14:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springworks.in\/blog\/?p=516554"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:44:53","slug":"inside-the-mind-of-a-disengaged-employee-lessons-for-hr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.springworks.in\/inside-the-mind-of-a-disengaged-employee-lessons-for-hr\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Mind of a Disengaged Employee: Lessons for HR | In Conversation with Christie Hoffman"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Disengagement is a coping mechanism. Nobody wakes up wanting to just get by; it\u2019s a way to deal with not feeling connected.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As of May 2024, Gallup research<\/a> shows that only 33% of employees in the US are engaged, while a striking 16% are actively disengaged. Now, that might sound like a small percentage, but let\u2019s break it down.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Imagine you have 8 disengaged employees at your company\u2014it might not seem like a big deal at first glance. But those 8 actively disengaged employees could be costing you over $100,000 annually. If this issue isn\u2019t addressed, these costs will only continue to climb. The long-term impact of disengagement is enormous.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We understand that there\u2019s no \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d solution to employee engagement. We can\u2019t expect 100% of employees to be fully engaged 100% of the time, and that\u2019s not our focus today. Instead, we\u2019re diving into the inner workings of a disengaged employee\u2019s mind.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We often hear HR professionals discussing how to solve disengagement, but rarely do we hear from the disengaged employees themselves. What are the triggers? How does someone gradually go from being engaged to finally putting their foot down and saying, \u201cI\u2019m done\u201d?\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

So we sat down with Christie Hoffman<\/a>, an HR thought leader and consultant specializing in employee engagement and retention.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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