Employee turnover is the loss of talent in the workforce. High employee turnover is expensive and disruptive. Young employees are more likely to leave one job for a better one and are often less attached to an organisation while they are completing their education. The aquatics industry has been described as being in a crisis, experiencing unprecedented levels of turnover amongst lifeguards. A first important step is to understand the reasons for turnover amongst lifeguards. This study utilised semi-structured interviews with aquatic and recreation centre managers (N = 16; 69% female) to explore their insights about lifeguard turnover. A deductive content analysis determined that lifeguards leave their current position for four main reasons: lifeguarding being a temporary position, a negative working environment, pursuing employment in a higher paying lifeguard position and location. Consequently, centre managers need to consider short and long-term strategies to retain lifeguards.

员工流失是劳动力中人才的流失。高员工流失率既昂贵又具有破坏性。年轻的员工更有可能离开一份工作以获得更好的工作，并且在完成学业时通常对组织的依恋较少。据称，水产行业正处于危机之中，救生员的人员流动空前。重要的第一步是了解救生员离职的原因。这项研究采用了对水上和娱乐中心经理（N = 16； 69％的女性）进行的半结构化访谈，以探讨他们对救生员离职的见解。演绎性内容分析确定，救生员离开当前职位的主要原因有四个：救生员是临时职位，工作环境不利，在薪资较高的救生员职位和位置谋求就业。因此，中心经理需要考虑短期和长期策略来挽留救生员。