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If you want people to stay, pay them more in tune with what they're worth and they will. This isn't brain surgery.

by ikiris 4y ago

aaronbrethorst 4y ago
Give them work that's more meaningful than 'you get to work with the latest and greatest JavaScript framework.'
seattle_spring 4y ago
I've worked at places that pay 7 figures for staff level roles and still have seen people bounce after a year.
sumedh 4y ago
After a while its not just money, if you like your work, your manager and your teammates, have a good work life balance, it does not make sense to jump just for money.
astura 4y ago
It's been my experience serial job hoppers have personal problems, not a lack of monetary compensation.
- vsareto 4y ago
  Reading this thread, it seems like you just become tainted and no one will ever take a chance on you again if you had this period for whatever reason. This is starting to sound a little cruel.
  - astura 4y ago
    Some companies will take a chance on you again, depending on their needs. Just not everyone. I once reviewed a resume where someone literally had a 30 year career when their longest stint was 14 months with several stints of 2-6 months each. Not exaggerating. I passed on the candidate myself, but the last 20 or so companies who hired him were willing to take their chances. I also once interviewed someone else much more jr who looked like a serial job hopper. During the interview he had a very good explanation for it which eased my concerns literally 100%. This was like 4 years ago and he's still onboard. At a previous employer we hired someone who had a 15 year job history where he left every employer like clockwork every 14-16 months. We hired him anyway because he had a specific skill we were looking for. And, yeah, sometimes people with a string of bad luck will begrudgingly grind out a couple years somewhere they'd prefer not to be to better help their future career prospects. It's REALLY not the worst thing in the world.
throwaway9870 4y ago
In my experience, mercenaries are never satisfied with their pay, they always want more. While I care about pay, I have also cared about a few other things: who do I work with and what can I learn from them, what type of work is it, location, company goals, etc. It is ironic, but I think if you optimize money by just focusing on money, you will fall short of what is achievable.

If you want people to stay, pay them more in tune with what they're worth and they will. This isn't brain surgery.

by ikiris 4y ago

If you want people to stay, pay them more in tune with what they're worth and they will. This isn't brain surgery.

aaronbrethorst 4y ago

Give them work that's more meaningful than 'you get to work with the latest and greatest JavaScript framework.'

seattle_spring 4y ago

I've worked at places that pay 7 figures for staff level roles and still have seen people bounce after a year.

sumedh 4y ago

After a while its not just money, if you like your work, your manager and your teammates, have a good work life balance, it does not make sense to jump just for money.

astura 4y ago

It's been my experience serial job hoppers have personal problems, not a lack of monetary compensation.

vsareto 4y ago
Reading this thread, it seems like you just become tainted and no one will ever take a chance on you again if you had this period for whatever reason. This is starting to sound a little cruel.
- astura 4y ago
  Some companies will take a chance on you again, depending on their needs. Just not everyone. I once reviewed a resume where someone literally had a 30 year career when their longest stint was 14 months with several stints of 2-6 months each. Not exaggerating. I passed on the candidate myself, but the last 20 or so companies who hired him were willing to take their chances. I also once interviewed someone else much more jr who looked like a serial job hopper. During the interview he had a very good explanation for it which eased my concerns literally 100%. This was like 4 years ago and he's still onboard. At a previous employer we hired someone who had a 15 year job history where he left every employer like clockwork every 14-16 months. We hired him anyway because he had a specific skill we were looking for. And, yeah, sometimes people with a string of bad luck will begrudgingly grind out a couple years somewhere they'd prefer not to be to better help their future career prospects. It's REALLY not the worst thing in the world.

throwaway9870 4y ago

In my experience, mercenaries are never satisfied with their pay, they always want more. While I care about pay, I have also cared about a few other things: who do I work with and what can I learn from them, what type of work is it, location, company goals, etc. It is ironic, but I think if you optimize money by just focusing on money, you will fall short of what is achievable.