Sean, Sounds like your wife works for a company that recognizes the value in a good worker, especially one that has been around for several years. It costs a lot to replace that lost knowledge when good people leave. Not enough managers realize that today. They're too willing to save a nickel now even it will cost them a dollar to replace it later. A good company will recognize the value of an employee wanting to extend his or her education. They'll promote it and foster it to keep their employees mentally fit and stimulated.
Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brierley, Sean Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TCP] employee retention 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 ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
