When the head of a company treats some of their employees with respect and others like garbage, do they expect those undervalued workers to just take it? When one CEO prohibited all the hard-working engineers at the company from attending their massive customer appreciation party (that all the sales employees were invited to, by the way), the engineers maliciously complied with the help of their VP.
“And that small price kept your staff turnover low and your productivity high. Some managers get it and some don't” said u/the_seraphim.
“100% good managers make all the difference.” said u/nickjames239, “I’m not leaving my job until my manager does. One day was really shit. In the morning my truck broke down, called him and he gave me a ride. About 11 I got a call that my wife was in the er, he dropped everything to drive me. The next day we towed my truck to the shop and fixed it. I’m making less than a competitor is offering but I wouldn’t trade my boss for anything.”
“Because engineers and tech is always overlooked until they leave.” replied u/UsefulWarthog.
“New motto: We may not have any products or web site, but we've got the best sales staff in the biz!” said u/yParticle.
“The best sales staff can generate revenue with rubbish products.” said u/ouzo84.
“People don't quit bad jobs, they quit bad bosses. Loyalty, or the lack thereof, only goes up 1 tier.” said u/a8bmiles.
“That's the kind of manager that everybody follows when moving on.” said u/speculatrix.
Read the original thread here.