What motivates lab professionals to stay? Key findings from a November survey

In a recent Q&A, Michelle Westfort shared strategies for retaining skilled lab professionals. Over the month of November, we asked 58 clinical laboratory professionals what motivates them to keep coming back to the lab every day.

• 7% said compensation and benefits
• 5% responded professional growth opportunities
• 12% stay because of their positive workplace culture
• 9% enjoy the flexibility/work-life balance of their lab
• 53% are motivated by making a difference in patient care
• 2% answered working with cutting-edge technology
• 12% had their own reasons such as a sense of loyalty to their lab and their patients

Specifically, those that responded “other” said:

• I love what I do
• I have been doing it for over 25 years
• Only the paycheck
• Impact/importance of our work in helping to diagnose and treat patients; flexibly in career paths and professional growth opportunities; and most importantly the NEED for laboratory professionals
• At this point I’m too old to find anything else

Thank you to everyone that responded to our poll. The work you do is critical to quality healthcare.