My last company was a big, successful HR and recruiting firm. But in our large IT department, there was significant turnover. The colleages were great, but wa

My last company was a big, successful HR and recruiting firm. But in our large IT department, there was significant turnover. The colleages were great, but wages were not high enough and upper career options were limited due to some particular executive decisions... so good skilled people often had a lot to offer the company would leave after 1-2 years. In other words, even the companies you would expect to be the smartest about this topic often are not. There is still a huge blind spot for companies when it comes to recognizing the value of retaining skilled workers. As for your McDs, do you happen to live in a relatively wealthy area? Kids of upper middle families don't need to do crappy jobs, so they won't. And the ones who do need those jobs may find the high traffic commute (especially without a decent public transport system) not worth it.