Random work thought...

[JohnFreeman]

LOL

Every time a company I worked at tried that crap, it make for more work and OT for the people here in the States.

Meanwhile, the leadership level celebrates their brilliance in the "offshoring" effort.

 

[Diverdad]

In my department there are 11 of us in Greensboro. Yesterday I hit 24 years. I am the most junior person. I used to have over 50 below me.

 

[JohnFreeman]

Yep (unfortunately). Unless you're tied to specific benefits at your job or wrangled a dream pension provide, the best career move for most money/401k is to keep job hoping every 2 years and enjoy the 10-30k bump. Employees would stay put forever if they were rewarded.

Note, that while important, financial reward is not the only method of providing rewards. Others are:

* Providing a real and demonstrable growth path for employees
* Providing visibility and training opportunities for new employees
* Having a workplace that's fun as well as challenging
* Having managers that care about people

Yeah, you need to pay people, but there's other ways too.

 

[Cowboy]

Where I work they just gave the newest hires a $30,000 signing bonus. I've been there 15 years, I got a lapel pin and a certificate in a plastic frame.

Yeah a few years ago all the employees had to come in for a years of service recognition ceremony. They gave us with 20 years of service a nice little lapel pin. Then proceeded to give one to anyone who wanted one at the end.

 

[ronn47]

Meanwhile, the leadership level celebrates their brilliance in the "offshoring" effort.

Yep, 5 or 6 figure bonuses all around.

I made my "bonus" by working 50-60+ hours a week at 1.5 for over 40.

 

[GoWolfpack]

Note, that while important, financial reward is not the only method of providing rewards. Others are:

* Providing a real and demonstrable growth path for employees
* Providing visibility and training opportunities for new employees
* Having a workplace that's fun as well as challenging
* Having managers that care about people

Yeah, you need to pay people, but there's other ways too.

Richard Branson is supposed to have said you should pay people enough that they don't have to leave, and treat them well enough that they don't want to.

I think the growth path thing is overblown. People perform better when they're focused on the current job instead of constantly worrying about the next promotion.
Treating new employees like they matter includes not just training them but putting energy and care into their training and making familiarizing people with the work ecosystem the top priority.
Fun and challenging is different for everybody and not what everybody wants. I'm already married, I don't need more challenges.
Create a culture where it's ok if work is just a thing you do between fishing trips.

 

[JohnFreeman]

I think the growth path thing is overblown.

No argument. I was thinking specifically of retention of fresh out hires when I wrote that.