Posted on 09/07/2007 12:34:26 PM PDT by qam1
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“Employers are faced with a situation where the number of employees causing a negative drain on the organization outweighs those who are working to positively support it,”
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I work for my husband and he knows how true that can be ;)
You’re absolutely right. Loyalty is a two way street.
I’ve had some exposure to corporate environments over the last few years, and I can tell you at least some of the corporations treat their employees like paper towels.
Sadly, that mutual respect is no longer the standard.
It works both ways: when the companies are no longer loyal to their people, then the people are also no longer loyal to their companies.
No need for tenured employees with experience and *institutional memory vaults*, the computer stores all company archives and need-to-know at the click of a mouse.
Read somewhere that workers change jobs much more frequently than ever before - average 25-30 year tenure is now 3-5 years.
In my line of work (and this may very from those w/ ‘real’ jobs) but I can assure you that there isn’t any semblance of loyalty from the employer in a freelance relationship.
ding ding ding. We have a winner.
Sign of the times, but I’d bet that employees are still much more loyal the employers.
Not many employees have moved to Mexico or China.
Anyone besides me remember the banking layoffs?
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This article is pathetic. As someone close to me said about company loyalty - “Between you and your company - you are even every 2 weeks”.
Funny how the article never bothers to define “loyalty”. Here’s the basic definition: loyalty = stupidity. I.e., not demanding a raise, not causing trouble, not saying what you think. Being a mindless drone. I’m glad the “loyalty” numbers are going down.
People work for money.
As has been repeatedly mentioned already, most employers show absolutely no interest in a long-term relationship with the employees, so what else could be expected?
Besides, there is always one infallable way to keep key people: pay them what (or better, more than) they are worth. I expect that unwillingness to do just that is why some companies are now bemoaning the loss of "loyalty" as a virtue. ;)
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Loyalty has been outsourced to a 3rd world country.
Any other company would have found a reason to replace me, and I would have been out of a job. But instead, they stood behind me all the way!
During those six months, I had invented something that would be worth millions to the company. They trusted me and invested the time and money to manufacture the equipment that I requested.
While I was forced to work from home, they demonstrated absolute trust in me, and followed my directions.
Last week, we got our first experimental results, and that invention worked PERFECTLY!
Thanks to their trust, when I needed their support the most, our company will now become the world's leader in our field.
Mutual trust and support, is how a small company becomes a leader.
I am so damn proud of the people that I work for!
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