On Wednesday, June 13, 2007, Brierley, Sean wrote: > Starting a thread to find out what employers do for employee retention and > what they don't do was a bad idea.
I don't know that employers focus on *retaining* employees. I think most incentives are put in place to attract good employees in the first place (tuition reimbursement, bonuses, health care benefits, "wellness" benefits... these are all front-end incentives). A few retention incentives are vestment in some sort of retirement plan, stock options after X number of years, or additional paid leave. But for the most part, retention comes in providing interesting work, the opportunity for growth/promotion if that's what the employee desires, wage increases, acknowledging a job well done, etc. One thing I have observed is that employers do not respond well to "blackmail". Trying to leverage a wage increase or promotion by threatening to leave is a sure way to get your signed ticket out the door. 2 cents, Dana ************************* Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. 815 W 1800 N Logan, UT 84321-1784 435-750-1751 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ 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
