Employment Evolution

[SLB_SA]

I thought the article  "Perennials, not millennials, will trigger the next wave of talent retention efforts" was interesting.  Adding it to one of the threads in this section did not seem appropriate but the topic seemed worthy of mention.  
This paragraph was interesting: "Rather than force older and more experienced workers to choose between retiring early to pursue the snowbird lifestyle or working through the winters in a place physically difficult to navigate, CVS started a program that allows them to transfer temporarily to stores in warmer states during the winter. It’s a win all around: stores that see a spike in snowbird customers in the winter get more staff during their busy season, customers get the service they need, and employees get jobs that accommodate their lifestyles."  A part time or full time (future?) vandweller might benefit from programs like this, especially if they become more popular with regional or national companies.  Just a thought.

 

[Doubleone]

Good Info! Thanks!

 

[Goshawk]

It makes sense for CVS. Think LOWES does the same when there is hurricane damage to an area and people need hardware. Retailers are getting smarter for talented folks.


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[RoamerRV428]

wow a company working with its' employees and not against them. epic cool.

 

[GraceinMotion]

It boggles my mind that some companies are still stuck in the mindset that they are not going to offer any flexibility to their employees. Or that somehow the employees must "sell" such an idea to their employer. Any company that wants to survive should already have flexible options in place or be fast-tracking them. Yes, it will probably cost money up front and a whole bunch of policies may have to be re-written, but this should not prevent it from happening at all. Even small changes can make a big difference in employee retention.

 

[wayne49]

If They could treat employees like slaves, or robots, they would.
Rockefeller and the coal company towns. Virtually slaves on coal mine plantations. That was decades after the Emancipation Proclamation.
IT work has become a 24x7 affair. You are in the office or on call.
Another example, Amazon's work rules in the distribution centers.

 

[Matlock]

Another example, Amazon's work rules in the distribution centers.

Ok, I'm not aware of their work rules, please elaborate.

 

[GraceinMotion]

My ex is in IT. He basically monitored servers and security issues. While we were married, he flexed between work and home, finished his degree online, watched porn and maintained cybersex relationships with at least 3 women, the latter 2 being the reasons he's my ex. Oh, and made almost six figures in the process. I doubt he's a plantation slave, but I'm certain I've gained freedom he doesn't have, by living as a semi-nomadic minimalist. Not to mention being drama-free, which is worth more than almost anything else to me.