| Normal Practice This is a justifiable way of reducing head count (OPEX). I was associated with two different merger/acqu. at AT&T. This is the first step. Next will be a centralization of management (Bellsouth practice of culling management and placement of their own). Lastly, re-organization of all business groups. This is just a way to frustrate and edge out a certain group or type of employee. AT&T is very "rank and file" and military in culture, as is much of its, 1st & 2nd line, management (SBC). The smart people leave (not military) the company for other opportunities. This all gives AT&T a facade of one of the best and most diverse employers in America. But, this fosters a general attitude among employees of "be happy you have a job". Breaking employees down to accepting what is in front of them instead of expecting more of an employer. Employees are seen as line item expenses instead of assets to the business because AT&T doesn't care to understand the value of a person. But that's business and I guess, quitting is never personal. It is true, there is no such thing as a "career" anymore and universities are creating the work-force of the future, 2 years max and out. |
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You bring up some great points.
I'm in that 2 years max and out crowd, not by choice really as a fair amount of employers have just flat went out of business and if I showed up at the office after that point I'd be in handcuffs and all that jazz.
Whether the company goes out of business, the work isn't interesting anymore, the culture drastically changes... whatever it is I just haven't found a company I could withstand for more than 2 - 3 years. I've been married to the same woman for 10 years, but I can't find a company to stay 5 years with.
If I were to venture a guess, I think the old management practices and the newer workforce and what is acceptable to between the two is what is clashing.
A career isn't something the new workforce thinks about in the mono-employer context. It's a body of knowledge and experience that is learned, applied and evolved. The employer is just contributing to the career, and the employee to the business.
It would be great to find that 5 - 10 year employer.
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