Years ago, or should I say decades ago, it was fairly common for people to join an organisation -and stay there for the rest of their working lives!
What now are described as “old world” organisations thrived in a ” cradle to grave” culture where the loyalty of employees was pretty much assured. The reasons are not hard to find. Firstly, there were not too many opportunities. Secondly, corporate culture prevailing at that time, frowned upon transient job hopping. “A rolling stone gathers no moss” reflected the popular sentiment. In today’s world, most people do not subscribe to high levels of job loyalty. It’s the age of “Me. Inc”.
In a recent survey, almost 88% of the respondents said they are either actively looking to change jobs, thinking about looking or would take a new job if the opportunity presented itself. Not surprisingly, “more money “ranked as the No. 1 reason for moving to a new position. The other important draws ranged from more training opportunities, working with new technologies, more challenging assignments and a quest for more time for oneself to pursue interests and cater to non-job responsibilities. People who left organisations typically spoke of poor relations with their supervisor/others, broken promises, lack of communication and internal politics.
It was interesting for me , therefore, to recently meet a lady who continues to work in the same organisation for 34 years! There aren’t too many like her left.
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Very good posting.
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Thanks, Prof. Howdy !It is interesting that though people may change more jobs today, the reasons for the change continue to be much the same as they were many years ago.