Continuance commitment is experienced when an employee feels they cannot leave their jobs because they have no other options (PSUWC, 2015). Meyer & Allen (1991, as cited in Mind Tools, 2015) refer to this as fear of loss. In other words, an employee may weigh his/her options of staying in a position against leaving and determine that leaving would be a loss to them in some way (salary, benefits, seniority, etc.). Because there is no benefit in leaving, the employee is committed to staying with the organization.