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A consistent gripe against young workers is that they have no loyalty to the company. This gripe is based on an idea that young workers feel entitled. However, there is another reason for the lack of loyalty.
In college, one of my favorite professors gave me some great advice: no one cares about your career but you. While companies will claim that this isn't true, that loyalty is repaid. But I would like to know how.
In the law industry, young associates begin th
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10.30.08
This is an excellent lesson, and one you can easily divine from your own attitude: How much do you really care about the careers of others around you?
A good manager (a tip for those who are becoming managers) will provide a career path for employees. It's not entirely altruistic, of course—ambitious employees are valuable, and offering a path makes them more likely to stay around and continue to invest in their positions. But they need to see opportunities or they'll seek them elsewhere. After all, Yyu're looking for your next step up the ladder, and it's entirely reasonable to expect them to do so as well.
10.30.08
Back in the day, companies used to care about their employees so loyalty made sense. Most compaies now have scaled back benefits and incentives in order to scrape a a profit. They're more concerned with clearing payroll than with spoiling employees in order to keep them. Gen Y grew up with this and, as such, has a lifelong impression that individuals are now in charge of taking care of themselves.
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