revolving door syndrome

7.6

Staff often leave and new staff replace them in a workplace

noun
/rɪˈvɑlvɪŋ dɔr ˈsɪnˌdroʊm/

: síndrome de rotación de personal

To prevent revolving door syndrome, the new manager implemented better training and staff engagement policies.

Examples

The company's revolving door syndrome was blamed on poor leadership and lack of job satisfaction.
Several nonprofit organizations struggle with revolving door syndrome, making it difficult to maintain experienced teams.
The company is facing a serious case of revolving door syndrome.
Many businesses struggle with revolving door syndromes due to poor management.
The company's high turnover rate has led to what many are calling a revolving door syndrome among its staff.
After several employees left within a few months, the manager realized they were facing a revolving door syndrome.
During the meeting, they discussed how to address the revolving door syndrome affecting team morale.

Synonyms

turnover

vsrevolving door syndrome

Specialized

40 4.2

The rate at which employees leave and are replaced in a company

describes the continuous cycle of staff leaving and being replaced in one place

turnover rate

vsrevolving door syndrome

Specialized

5 4.0

How quickly workers leave a company and new workers replace them

frames the issue as a recurring organizational staffing problem rather than a statistic

revolving door

vsrevolving door syndrome

5 4.6

A situation in a workplace where people keep leaving and being replaced

focuses on frequent employee departures causing continual replacement within an organization

employee turnover

vsrevolving door syndrome

1 3.3

How quickly workers leave a company and new ones replace them

describes the ongoing situation of frequent staff loss rather than only the rate

Antonyms

stableness

5.6

A person or thing that stays firm and steady and does not change easily

Surface Forms

revolving door syndrome singular

revolving door syndromes plural

Morphology

revolve + door + syndrome

The image of a 'revolving door' (things or people continuously circling in and out) combined with 'syndrome' (a recurring pattern of symptoms) makes the overall meaning — continual staff turnover — largely inferable from the parts. However, the phrase is a conventionalized metaphor and the medicalized use of 'syndrome' is somewhat figurative, so the exact workplace sense may not be fully predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

The phrase revolving door syndrome comes from the image of a revolving door that spins as people go in and out quickly. It describes a workplace where staff often leave and are replaced, so there is constant 'turnover'.