Dangling a carrot for added work is nice. Except when they never pay up. I learned that years ago in a former high-stress position. That and other little things eventually added up to the point that my company lost my trust, my energy, my excitement for the job. I went through the motions of the job, all the time focusing my best efforts on finding other employment.
Today’s companies are giving their workers more work for less money. This tactic will catch up with the employers according to Doug the Headhunter in his post A Word of Caution for Employers. When a strong job market returns, the employees will be racing to other jobs,
When things were really bad people were happy to just have a job and they would put up with a lot to remain employed. But the employment market in power generation, especially in the nuclear industry, is improving and as things get better employers that took advantage of that situation are going to find themselves conducting a lot of exit interviews.
How has your job been this past year or two? Stressful? Piled on work? Will you be remaining with your current boss in the coming five years or looking for something else?
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