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How hard should you work to retain employees who hint at leaving? In @mipsytipsy.bsky.social's latest blog, she shares her perspective on the employer-employee relationship, with some honest truths along the way. Check it out below 👇 charity.wtf/2024/10/11/h...

charity.wtfHow Hard Should Your Employer Work To Retain You?Recently we learned that Google spent $2.7 billion to re-hire a single AI researcher who had left to start his own company. As Charlie Brown would say: “Good grief.” 🙄 This is an (incredibly!) extr…

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Takeaway #3: If the wants and needs of the company and employee are not aligned, you’re not doing them any favors by dragging it out or keeping the employee around in a prolonged state of purgatory.

Takeaway #2: You should rarely try to change someone’s mind about leaving. But always try to understand why they’re leaving. Offering some form of development vs throwing money at the employee has worked for Charity.

Some of our key takeaways from the blog: Takeaway #1: Making sure the right people are on the team is the #1 job of a manager. If this requires managing people out, then figuring this out swiftly (months, not years) is critical.