Employee Management

As the old model of lifelong employment continues to unravel and evolve, it’s no longer good enough to assume an employee will jump in, learn the ropes, and settle down into a being a long-term, loyal, employee. Much as it was, employers that started to change the rules of employment to suit the ebb and flow of economic trends, employees have in turn began to think of themselves as independent operators. No matter how committed to a cause they are, they now need to look out for their own wellbeing first and foremost.

The days of the golden-watch-retirement, having spent an entire career at one company, are obsolete. That being said, there remains few who still spend their whole career at one company, but it tends to become rarer as you move away from government employment, which in itself is no longer immune to losing their best and brightest to new opportunities. Add to that the Gig Economy and you have a workforce that is accustomed to not working for one employer for very long. Of course, not everyone is interested in building an Airbnb empire or managing a fleet of Ubers, but the concept of working for yourself at all times has permeated our culture as a whole.