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“What employees want” isn’t really relevant. I’m sure employees also want 10x the salary. What matters is 1) can they use their brand, their balance sheet, thei
by spoonjim 5y ago
“What employees want” isn’t really relevant. I’m sure employees also want 10x the salary. What matters is 1) can they use their brand, their balance sheet, their luxury office, or other parameters to maintain the workforce of the size and skills required to conduct their business, or 2) is in-person so much more effective than remote that they can compete in the market with fewer or less-skilled on-site workers because those workers’ output is so much better when on-site.
- anon2020dot00 5y agoHow is "what employees want" not relevant? "What employees want" directly influences employee retention and hiring. In a hypothetical scenario, if an employee wants full remote work but Apple is not offering it but Google is then that then employee is going to go to Google to the detriment of Apple.
- Johnny555 5y ago“What employees want” isn’t really relevant I think John Deere said the same thing. When enough employees get together and demand what they want, they'll get it.
- spoonjim 5y agoExactly. What employees want and what they have the leverage to get can be worlds apart.
- anon2020dot00 5y agoLeverage is important and maybe most employees don't have enough leverage and so can't really do much about what they want. But what employees want, especially if reasonable, would also affect employee morale and satisfaction. Even without leverage, employees that love their jobs versus employees that hate their jobs makes a big difference.