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Well I'm not super suprised if you actually treat your employees right that you don't have a lot of staff churn. Removing abusing your employees, pay them reso

Well I'm not super suprised if you actually treat your employees right that you don't have a lot of staff churn. Removing abusing your employees, pay them resonably well, and give them something to do, and you've probably removed 90% of the reasons people move company, especially considering most employees know it probably won't be the case if they move elsewhere. Truly well done if that's the case, it's a shame that such a thing seems to be the exception from my experience. :)

onemorepassword 13y ago
> such a thing seems to be the exception from my experience Here's an interesting thing: from my experience (and I've worked for many companies over 25+ years) this is not a rare exception. However, such a culture absolutely requires mature, responsible, reliable and honest employees. Maintaining such a culture requires everyone's active effort, not just that of the boss. Companies select for that, those qualities often carries more weight than skill or experience. Time and time I've seen people bitching about their work environment in a way which immediately sets of alarms about that person. I wouldn't hire them, and I'm guessing neither would ColinWright. Don't take this personally, I don't know you or your experience, but I think many people who complain about good employers being rare should take a look in the mirror.
- ownagefool 13y ago
  I'm not taking it personally, it was a good comment, but i think you could be off slightly. It really depends how you're finding jobs, where you're working and how many companies you've worked for, your personality, etc. You're from a different generation from me and you have much more experience, so hopefully you're right. On the other hand, I think it's possible that things have changed and the people out there who'll attempt to exploit youth could be more common. Personally I've been offered jobs by people I know who'll treat me right, that's an option I didn't have when I was 20, but it's a different story now I'm _almost_ 30. It's probably a bit of both either way though. :)

onemorepassword 13y ago

> such a thing seems to be the exception from my experience Here's an interesting thing: from my experience (and I've worked for many companies over 25+ years) this is not a rare exception. However, such a culture absolutely requires mature, responsible, reliable and honest employees. Maintaining such a culture requires everyone's active effort, not just that of the boss. Companies select for that, those qualities often carries more weight than skill or experience. Time and time I've seen people bitching about their work environment in a way which immediately sets of alarms about that person. I wouldn't hire them, and I'm guessing neither would ColinWright. Don't take this personally, I don't know you or your experience, but I think many people who complain about good employers being rare should take a look in the mirror.

ownagefool 13y ago
I'm not taking it personally, it was a good comment, but i think you could be off slightly. It really depends how you're finding jobs, where you're working and how many companies you've worked for, your personality, etc. You're from a different generation from me and you have much more experience, so hopefully you're right. On the other hand, I think it's possible that things have changed and the people out there who'll attempt to exploit youth could be more common. Personally I've been offered jobs by people I know who'll treat me right, that's an option I didn't have when I was 20, but it's a different story now I'm _almost_ 30. It's probably a bit of both either way though. :)