The other part of the equation is to get promoted and move on before the SH!T hits the fan. Can’t count the number of times I’ve seen this happen. My other perception is there is a trend to making it look like problems have been solved—rather than actually solving them. This is especially true in Government.
As for good people leaving, people will always be treated as a commodity. There is always more fresh meat out there. And, in truth, in a good organization, no one will be really irreplacable. That is just bad planning.
“As for good people leaving, people will always be treated as a commodity. There is always more fresh meat out there.”
For me, that became clear when Personnel departments became “Human resources”. Now my bosses dont say “I need more workers for this job”. They ask for more “resource”.