WORKPLACE FOMO AND MILLENNIAL TURNOVER INTENTIONS: THE BUFFERING ROLE OF WORKPLACE MINDFULNESS

Abstract

Work FOMO (fear of missing out) is the latest trend as it happens in which employees, especially millennials, are engaging. Given the relationship between FOMO and churn intentions, this paper examines the moderating effect of job-related mindfulness on churn actions. We adopt a behavioral operations and resource orchestration perspective as the theoretical mindset to describe the intricate relationships between FOMO, turnover intentions, and mindfulness. We aim to (1) explore the relationship between FOMO and turnover intention, (2) investigate workplace mindfulness as a moderator in this nexus, and (3) discuss the potential consequences of these interactions for organizational behavior. In a sample of 300 millennial employees working in different industries within the United States, we assess that workplace FOMO is positively related to turnover intentions. However, FOMO on the job is drastically buffered by workplace mindfulness practices, providing evidence that these interventions can mitigate the damaging effects of FOMO on whether employees are able to stay or leave within a company. Our results provide to the literature on managing of millennial workforce and organizational behavior. the current study provides managerial implications to help managers keep millennial employees when creating a mindful culture.

Keywords: Workplace FOMO, Turnover Intentions, Workplace Mindfulness, Millennials, Organizational Behavior, Employee Retention