By Naked CIO
Published: Monday 31 March 2008
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Name
Anonymous
Location
Cambridge
Occupation
Service Desk Manager
Comment
Loyalty is a two-way thing, and certainly over the years I have experienced very little loyalty from my varied employers.
I've been outsourced once, relocated to Scotland once, relocated to the M4 corridor once, and relocated to Belfast as well.
The fact of the matter is that it is not just finacial concerns that motive IT staff but also security in their jobs. I have seen very few examples of that from my employers over the past 15 years so why should I show my employers the commitment they fail to show me?
It's probably too late. Schools, government, busin...
Anonymous
Offshoring is a clear statement by an organisation...
Charles Smith
It is the Prince Syndrome. Company management exec...
Craig Simons
"Creative minds of young talent" is a phrase that ...
John Rider
Loyalty is a two-way thing, and certainly over the...
Anonymous
"My company as a matter of standard operating poli...
Anonymous
Hardly surprising...
Endemic staff disloyalty -...
Anonymous
I had hoped this was an April Fools' Day joke. But...
Anonymous
What you don't seem to understand or are ignoring ...
Chas
I would love to be loyal to my company but they ha...
Anonymous
That's fine to point out. I guess it's a columnist...
Anonymous
I like the spare-tyre analogy - offshoring is the ...
Chas
It's a training crisis not a skills crisis.
Ha...
A Nonymous
Good grief. What loyalty can any IT worker expect ...
paul broome
"So what more can an employer do to earn loyalty t...
Anonymous
Reduction in staff loyalty is happening across the...
Anon
"Great working conditions, a good environment and ...
Anonymous
I work for an IT company that lays off its staff e...
Ian Hawkings
I agree with most of the comments above. The Nake...
Dave
Loyalty is a two-way street. Most UK businesses de...
David Flint
And why have "employees assumed the mentality of a...
Anonymous
Sorry, but as you can probably tell from all the c...
Drew Stephenson
Loyalty can only ever be two-way. You can only exp...
Neil Barrett
I suggest you look up game theory, specifically th...
Karen Challinor
If you want loyalty, buy a dog.
Your staff have...
Ste
Don't worry, everything will sort itself out short...
Anonymous
There are two fundamental causes: Thatcher and CGT...
Anonymous
Staff display no loyalty because there is no longe...
Anonymous
I recently worked for a large IT company to which ...
Anonymous
More management lies.
"The issues with offshori...
Anonymous
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