People come, people go
Even though I only know her (YP) during the time I was here (about 2 months), but then.. it was sad that she had to leave the company... and her last day was supposed to be in June, but it was pushed forward till tomorrow (29th June), and then yesterday, while having lunch, she was having it hurriedly, and she broke the news that yesterday was her last day. We were all shocked of course. And also sad...It's like so fast! Anyway, she was kind of the spark in the group. She talks super fast, funny, and a jovial person. Also, one of the few Sporeans who actually hangout with us (Msian's). Currently we have 6 Msian's and 3 Sporeans in our group. Another Sporean (ASY) from our group is also leaving.. tomorrow..All of them have only been here, less than a year. It's not being discriminating.. but birds of the same feathers, do actually flock together.. and came these 3 sesat birds.. and they managed to blend in well :). It's quite rare, in fact. Hehehe. Anyway, three cheers to the both of them as they continue on with their new chapter of life. All the best in their future undertakings too!
An article which was forwarded to me,... an interesting read on Customer Feedbacks:
WHY EMPLOYEES LEAVE ORGANISATIONS ? - Azim Premji, CEO- Wipro
Every company faces the problem of people leaving the company for better pay or profile. Early this year, Mark, a senior software designer, got an offer from a prestigious international firm to work in its India operations developing specialized software. He was thrilled by the offer. He had heard a lot about the CEO. The salary was great. The company had all the right systems in place employee-friendly human resources (HR) policies, a spanking new office,and the very best technology,even a canteen that served superb food. Twice Mark was sent abroad for training. "My learning curve is the sharpest it's ever been," he said soon after he joined.
Last week, less than eight months after he joined, Mark walked out of the job. Why did this talented employee leave ? Arun quit for the same reason that drives many good people away. The answer lies in one of the largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization. The study surveyed over a million employees and 80,000 managers and was published in a book called "First Break All The Rules". It came up with this surprising finding: If you're losing good people, look to their immediate boss .Immediate boss is the reason people stay and thrive in an organization. And he 's the reason why people leave. When people leave they take knowledge,experience and contacts with them, straight to the competition. "People leave managers not companies," write the authors Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. Mostly manager drives people away?
HR experts say that of all the abuses, employees find humiliation the most intolerable. The first time, an employee may not leave,but a thought has been planted. The second time, that thought gets strengthened. The third time, he looks for another job.
When people cannot retort openly in anger, they do so by passive aggression. By digging their heels in and slowing down. By doing only what they are told to do and no more. By omitting to give the boss crucial information.
Dev says: "If you work for a jerk, you basically want to get him into trouble. You don 't have your heart and soul in the job." Different managers can stress out employees in different ways - by being too controlling, too suspicious,too pushy, too critical, but they forget that workers are not fixed assets, they are free agents. When this goes on too long, an employee will quit - often over a trivial issue.
Talented men leave. Dead wood doesn't.
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I'm sorry if I had offended anyone at all in the above article.. But it's a fact, as the survey has shown.
