People Die, Buildings Collapse

Had a scare today. One of my more useful colleague tendered in his resignation today. Though he was scheduled to leave for another project anyway, his departure from the company would be a loss to the companys technical expertise pool. The news caused a panic. My technical manager initiated damage control and got me in to gauge the impact. Not to say the person is so indispensible, but the timing is really off. Fires are burning everywhere, things are at its most critical. It would be a pain to train up a replacement on such short notice.

A few discussions later, the fellow decides to stay. He cited money problems as the main reason to leave. Does this mean he was given a counteroffer? I was told no. It is ironic in my company that people who want to travel, means more money are not given the chance, but those who do, hate it. And people leave because of it. It is just plain stupid. Will HR ever learn? Will they listen? Such a mismatch. Such mismanagement. Sigh.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Such a typical "canto" title...LOL
Anonymous said…
that happens in all companies, that's why when you make your decision to leave, just leave..they can promise you the sky, the earth, the ocean.. but in the end its just empty promises
thompsonboy said…
Chech, meaning he just want money ler. In that case, threatening to leave is not the way to go about it. Drama and panic for nothing. Just discuss with management and if they refused then move la.

You think someone would stay if there was no counteroffer? this is the REAL world la.

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