Originally Posted by
Often1
Any business which operates as you suggest one should, will lose its best people to competitors and be stuck circling the drain with the rejects.
Is this meant towards me? If so I have to disagree, I fail to see how properly paying your employees instead of having a bunch of pre-designated perks will lose the "best" people to competitors.
Originally Posted by
Often1
Traveling for business is neither a privilege nor "cool" after a short period of time.
It depends on how often they're traveling and where it's to. I've worked for plenty of companies where traveling IS a privilege and I got to go to some really cool events.
Originally Posted by
Often1
Employees should not be spending their own money supporting business activities and the good ones won't.
Or the good ones calculate that into their overall compensation, and if their compensation isn't high enough they walk.
Good employees know what they're worth and understand that they don't need bogus benefits if they're being paid what they're worth.
"Good" employees should resent being given per diems and instead should just opt for better pay.
Originally Posted by
Often1
The bad ones will do whatever they are asked because they've got nowhere to go and a lousy company circling the drain is better than unemployment --- barely.
I think you need to revisit how you decide who's a "good" or "bad" employee, most employees think they're better than they really are.... Entitlement mentality back in play.
A good employee knows he's replaceable but knows how to leverage his benefits towards maximum compensation. A good employer pays his employees well and treats them with respect but knows how to manage costs.