> Everything to you becomes transactional The employer/employee relationship is basically by definition transactional. SOME employers do reward hard work and

> Everything to you becomes transactional The employer/employee relationship is basically by definition transactional. SOME employers do reward hard work and going above-and-beyond, but it's becoming more and more rare. The simple fact is, giving raises and promoting top performers is not good for shareholder value. > benefits of being loyal to people who would reward loyalty The company I work at just laid off ~100 people. One was from my team and was a great worker that took on additional responsibilities and worked extra hours to get things done. Still got let go. How's that for rewarding loyalty?