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Or maybe companies negotiate this way because it's an effective strategy. If, say, 90% of employees never call their bluff, they come out ahead, even if they oc
by jonas21 5y ago
Or maybe companies negotiate this way because it's an effective strategy. If, say, 90% of employees never call their bluff, they come out ahead, even if they occasionally lose someone. And backtracking later will convince some percentage of people to stay, while having zero cost if unsuccessful.
The optimal strategy for you and the company may differ because you can only work one place at a time, but the company employs many people at the same time.
- AdrianB1 5y agoUsually the 90% of the employees that don't call their bluff are the bottom 90%. If a company affords to lose the top 10% on a regular basis, it's a bad business model.
- okaram 5y agoMeh ... It's the top 10% at interviewing and moving, not necessarily the most productive 10%, right? Although they may be over-represented.
- jandrewrogers 5y agoThe best people are the first people to leave. I've seen it time and again. Once you lose your best engineers, the prospects of the successful delivery of a quality product are greatly reduced.