Seems a lot has changed since the days when bosses were called sir, and they could dole out corporal punishment or exercise the right of droit du seigneur.
I was down in a media company yesterday where staff and bosses kick back on bean bags and slag each other. This was a company that offered fresh juices at reception and reception chairs that had electric rollers kneading the considerable anger out of my back.
I remember when I first started out in recruitment, sitting in a training session with bright eyes and bright acne, and the trainer saying that he would not work a job spec if he could not see himself working in the place.
That statement elicited a major “Yeah right†in my brain, but since then I have realized that if I get that feeling that I would really like to work in a company I am recruiting for, I know that I will usually place good candidates into the company, and that they will stay in.
I am experiencing more and more of these companies – it seems more and more employers now realize that it’s not just about paying a salary and issuing directives. Staff loyalty / commitment is now seen for the commodity that it is. Actually, some Polish friends of mine have remarked that in Poland the staff address bosses by the salutation of mister (there was no mention of any female salutation), and they find it very refreshing that they can come to Ireland and address the boss by his or her first name – who knows, maybe this is the reason they show such loyalty and dedication to their Irish employers.
MM- Prosperity