Employees: looking for “the great boss who cares about their development”
This article is wrong. Why is it wrong? It talks about fulfilling work and a great boss as if it&#x27;s the ONLY thing that employees look for. BY common sense what employees look for is a huge multitude of factors combined together part of which includes &quot;Free lunches, more vacation time, latte machines --- and don&#x27;t forget a ping pong table.&quot; It is stupid to discard all of these things as inconsequential when the employee himself states that these are things he wants.<p>Engaging work is ONLY one factor out of many things that Employees declare that they want.<p>What this article is trying and failing to address is the fact that most employees become dissatisfied with their work EVEN when employers try to satisfy all these needs and wants. It hints at the fact that there is something that the employee wants that he isn&#x27;t fully aware of. What is this thing that he wants?<p>Simple. The answer is: Career Growth. As humans our needs and wants are unlimited. It doesn&#x27;t matter how many needs and wants are satisfied, the employee will eventually want more. Employees are looking for a continuous improvement in their well-being keyword being &quot;continuous.&quot; The company that provides the employee with the fastest rate of unlimited growth is the company that retains the employee.<p>The reality is, nothing can satisfy an employee if his wants and needs are unlimited. We all fight for this plateau of ultimate satisfaction that we will never reach. If you want to retain employees you must give employees the constant illusion that they are making progress towards this nonexistent plateau.