Why does Ghosting Take Place?
1. Dissatisfaction or Disengagement: Some people may do ghosting because they might not be satisfied with their work. They might feel bored, unappreciated, underpaid, overworked, or unfulfilled. They may not have good relationships with their colleagues or bosses. It may happen that their manager is not happy with their work. They might have lost interest in their work and want to try something other than that.
2. Communication issues: Poor communication may promote ghosting in the organisation. Bad communication between employees and managers or colleagues can give rise to conflict between team members. Also, some individuals may feel unheard or ignored because of this. They may feel that their decision does not matter. And some others may want to avoid these conflicts caused by poor communication. They find it very difficult to stay in a workplace where there is no respect and no good way of discussion between members. Rather, they like to work in a place where communication is respectful for everyone and professional. So, they may choose to ghost instead of engaging in potentially uncomfortable conversations.
3. Burnout: In some organisations, the workload is very high, so employees might feel stressed, and their work-life balance gets disturbed. They might not get time for their family or personal things. After some days of working, because of physical and mental fatigue, they may feel they have reached a breaking point. In such cases, individuals may opt for a silent departure, seeking relief from the pressures that have led to their state of burnout.
4. Personal Issues: Personal issues of employees, like health issues, family issues, insecurity issues, and financial issues may lead them to ghosting. Because, to solve personal issues they may need free time alone or with their family to solve them. The job may increase their issues because they have to follow some responsibilities of the job along with their issues. Also, they might not want to disclose or explain their issues to someone and choose ghosting as a better option.
5. Remote Work Challenges: It happens in many jobs where employees have been transferred to different areas, which they find difficult to travel. Also, in some areas, it is difficult for them to work, and it causes disconnection between colleagues and other people. So, some employees may choose to ghost to escape from these jobs.
6. Better Opportunities: Employees might have found better opportunities than their current job. They may be offered a job. They may be offered a job with a better salary, benefits, or more promising to have a better career. People will then choose to work on the job with better opportunities because they believe that, it will improve their overall lives. They may be afraid to tell about their resignation respectfully and professionally. So, they decide ghosting as an easy option.