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Originally Posted by mike_avfc
Morale is low in a lot of places between a number of stafrf due to this but to be honest you will find that very very few companies of any size where this doesn't happen.
I personally wouldn't spill your guts to management if A: you don't really know them that well (and trust them) and B: you don't think they'll care.
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I'm not really liking the option of spilling guts, I put it mainly to cater for everything I could think of in the poll.
I wouldn't really want to spill my guts, and go into all the gory detail, as I see that sort of thing to be bad for morale anyway (going behind people's backs etc).
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Originally Posted by mike_avfc
they probably know this is going on and aren't too bothered about it, they probably belive if people leave they can replace them easy enough, our place does this...
Sometimes its easier to grin and bear it as you are getting paid at the end of the day and there are a lot of people who would jump at the chance of being employed. Use your skills, grow them and get yourself to a position where you are indispendable and / or can get a better job easily.
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There has been quite a high staff turnover for a while, but this is more due to the interview process involved. I can usually spot someone who lacks the skills or drive to fulfil the job within their first day in the office. They're the ones that bail quickly & never come back (we have an almost vertical learning "curve").
I've raised concerns over high staff turnover because core skills will inevitably be lost. It's already at the stage where there's only a handful of people employed (who aren't here constantly!) that actually have the knowledge to complete "mission critical" tasks. Those employees are, IMO, irreplacable. Unfortunately higher management don't seem to accept that justification, and I can see them shooting themselves in the foot in the near future.
EDIT: The last employer I had that refused to listen to concerns, was told where they could stick their job. I'm putting plans into motion that mean I'm more in a position to be able to do this again, should I need to.
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Originally Posted by mike_avfc
to summarise, from experience and observations of a lot of companies (believe me, i see a lot of companies daily!) this situation is not unique, change can only be driven from above and quite often they don't want it to change. Just care about you and you only as no-one else will...!
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But surely the "look out for yourself & only yourself" attitude is counter productive to working within a team? Granted put yourself first & foremost, but there are others to consider if team working is going to be effective.
Anyway, the more I've thought about it, the more I'm thinking of doing a "voice of the team" approach. By that I mean ask those I'm directly responsible for about their general thoughts on the work we do, the office, health & safety aspects etc etc, all anonymously. Collate the results, then approach my managers if it's even necessary.
More than anything, it's just helpful to use a sounding board.