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Utter tosh! I actively encourage my employees to think about a future outside their present company. Sometimes people take the job they need - not the job the
by edent 11y ago
Utter tosh! I actively encourage my employees to think about a future outside their present company.
Sometimes people take the job they need - not the job they want. If you're stuck programming databases for a bakery, and NASA asks you to help land a rover on Mars - what can the baker do to keep you employed?
That's not a failure - a person's needs doesn't always align with business desires.
- geofft 11y agoMaybe a better phrasing is that when an employee leaves unexpectedly, it's a failure of management. Which it is, because the very purpose of management is to keep things managed. So you can either pretend that employees will never leave and try to make that as true as possible, which is a poor way to manage the situation (but better than not paying attention at all), or you can try to figure out which employees are likely to leave and what you should do about it.
- cballard 11y ago> what can the baker do to keep you employed? Pay more, offer better benefits, and give more PTO.