Why don't tech companies pay their engineers to stay?

Re:Why don't tech companies pay their engineers to stay? by akiselev on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @06:22PM (#28054951)

> It's difficult to measure employee productivity. Sometimes, managers don't care. Sometimes employees make every effort to hide their lack of productivity.

The former is the employer's problem and as far as the latter, I assume in this discussion that the employee isn't committing borderline or outright fraud with respect to the job description laid out in the contract. Considering how many people get hired to do flex work like security guards or to deprive competitors of talent, plenty of employers are aware of this dynamic.

However, my goodwill only goes as far as "at will" employment protects me, which isn't very much.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Why don't tech companies pay their engineers to stay? by salt-thrower on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @06:35PM (#28055076)

> my goodwill only goes as far as "at will" employment protects me

Something tells me that the commenters in this thread who are defending the idea of working hard just for the good fuzzy feelings have never been through a bad layoff.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Why don't tech companies pay their engineers to stay? by actually_a_dog on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @07:18AM (#28059678)

I bet they've never been illegally fired because HR has no idea how FMLA works, been through a workers' comp lawsuit because the amount of stress in the work environment triggered their bipolar disorder, or sexually harassed to the point where they had to quit to salvage their mental health.

If those sound like awfully specific examples, they are. Each one of them actually happened to someone I know.

[ Parent | on HN ]