I think a lot depends on the company, the number of qualified local applicants for a particular position, and the industry.
I've seen a lot on both ends... where companies really valued their employees and did all they could to keep them. I've also been on the other end, where the company essentially has a biannual "cleaning out" of staff (mass amounts of people get fired or quit every two years). This company essentially bribes those who remain to stay, but at some point, well... money just doesn't buy happiness or job satisfaction. There are a lot of companies who give lip service to employee job satisfaction. Those surveys that quiz folks on how they think the company is doing, and how they think management is doing, and ranking all sorts of b-s stuff. Those work really well if the company actually does something about them. I think are looking up these days. At one point, after the dot bomb bust, there was a plethora of qualified peeps for most positions. These days, all the good ones are taken, and so companies are starting to think more along the lines of "how do I get and keep good staff". And boomerang employees have become more common in recent years, too. You know, those who leave and then come back (usually without a loss in benefits if the timing is right). I was a boomerang at one company. ...sue On 6/13/07, Brierley, Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have not seen a lot of attempts at employee retention over the years. > Do employers still value retaining employees? > > For example, having a tuition reimbursement policy is good, but telling > employees that using it is against the company interests sort of negates > the value other than having it as a check box. > > However, let me preface this discussion with a positive example of > employee retention. > > My wife works for a smallish company (more than 50 employees tho). She's > been there 10 years. Left for a year, and they welcomed her back. She's > done all the jobs, knows the business, they've been keeping her > interested. Even after all of that, they just gave a >10% raise AND a > bonus. And, they (still) let her work from home twice a week. (That was > one of the things they did for her to get her back after she left). She > was not looking at leaving, btw. > > There's no such thing as a perfect employer, of course, but that's a > nice way to approach retention of a valuable employee. > > Anyway, I have a feeling my placid, every-day, hum-drum routine is about > to get a little less predictable. Thanks all for being a sounding board. > > Cheers, > > Sean > > > DISCLAIMER: > Important Notice ************************************************* > This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or > otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of > this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete > it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in > error. 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