Sadly, this has the perverse effect of forcing otherwise happy people to act like they might be a flight risk, otherwise they risk being passed-over for interes

Sadly, this has the perverse effect of forcing otherwise happy people to act like they might be a flight risk, otherwise they risk being passed-over for interesting opportunities, raises etc. If you're not playing that game then you're losing out. It's yet another mechanism that devalues loyalty to a firm, which I'm sure they realise is already in short supply. I'd be happier if I'd read that this was also a way to identify and reward the dedicated, productive employees — but no.