Employee Satisfaction in the Workplace November 10, 2009, by in Coaching
Quality of coworkers, tools, and environment are three aspects of employee satisfaction that will occasionally be neglected (to one degree or another) by employers. Yet, each has a major impact on staff retention.
Ultimately, many intelligent employees will figure out how to do with a few thousand dollars less—for the benefit of being able to work in a quality environment. This is particularly true of employees that have worked in difficult environments and know when they have found a good situation by having some basis for comparison.
In other words, if there is a three thousand dollar difference in salary between loving your job and hating the thought of going to work in the morning, in my experience most people would choose the job that they love and in which they feel well supported.
If you are an employer and are not weighing quality of coworkers (including management), tools (including IT), and environment as part of an employee's total compensation package, think again.
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