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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by xscott on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:04AM (#29188570)
I think it's because most companies know that change is difficult and painful to most people. There's an "activation energy" that it takes for you to switch jobs, particularly if you'll need to move to a new location.

I worked for a company that exploited this very successfully by having an office in a city where there were not many alternatives for comparable work. Anyone they recruited couldn't really change jobs without selling their house, uprooting their spouse's life/career, and sending their kids to a new school. The company had a strong incentive to pay you to move there, but it cost very little to encourage you to stay.

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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by bbatchelder on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:35AM (#29189004)
This tactic is pretty boofed now that remote work is normalized.
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by nimos on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:12AM (#29188669)
I'm 50% convinced this is why MANG companies have such intense interviews.
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by 0des on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:19AM (#29188742)
We are not doing 'Mang'. Stop it.
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by hourislate on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:33AM (#29188974)
If this is a game of Scrabble I got FAGMAN !
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by dustintrex on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:36AM (#29189019)
Try GANGNAM. (Google Apple Netflix GameStop Nvidia Amazon Meta, and yes, one of these is not like the others.)
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by WithinReason on Thursday November 11, 2021 @11:12AM (#29189554)
How about Meta Apple Google Amazon?
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by spiderice on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:26AM (#29188849)
What does Mang mean? Not finding it with a quick google search.

Edit: never mind. It becomes very clear if you spell it right, as a sibling comment pointed out.

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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by frgtpsswrdlame on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:32AM (#29188956)
You're right, 'A G-MAN' is so much better.
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by croon on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:39AM (#29189070)
GAMMA? MMANGA? AMANAM?
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by Rezwoodly on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:25AM (#29188832)
Thank you
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by egberts1 on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:24AM (#29188822)
MANG!
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by NullPrefix on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:25AM (#29188845)
MAANG - there are two A's
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by crgwbr on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:36AM (#29189031)
If we’re changing the F to an M, shouldn’t the G also change to a third A?
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by andy-j on Thursday November 11, 2021 @12:54PM (#29190852)
I thought 'M' was for Microsoft now, not Facebook
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by gilbetron on Thursday November 11, 2021 @03:25PM (#29192695)
MAANA

throw microsoft in there and it becomes MAAMAN

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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by queuebert on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:32AM (#29188961)
Suddenly realizes why so many companies are moving to Texas.
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by emaginniss on Thursday November 11, 2021 @11:31AM (#29189844)
But if a bunch of companies are moving to Texas, doesn't that make it easier to switch between the companies that are moving to Texas? BTW, Austin has had a strong tech and start-up culture for at least the last 30 years.
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Re:Why do companies spend so much on recruitment but not ret... by positr0n on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:18PM (#29191929)
You'd need a small town in Texas for this to be effective. Everywhere I've ever lived in Texas had tons of tech jobs available.
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