[billybudd]

Funny how the article never bothers to define “loyalty”. Here’s the basic definition: loyalty = stupidity. I.e., not demanding a raise, not causing trouble, not saying what you think. Being a mindless drone. I’m glad the “loyalty” numbers are going down.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Funny how the article never bothers to define “loyalty”. Here’s the basic definition: loyalty = stupidity. I.e., not demanding a raise, not causing trouble, not saying what you think. Being a mindless drone. I’m glad the “loyalty” numbers are going down.

I agree with this - employers are in business to make money and return their shareholders' investments. Employees are there to make money and advance their careers. These goals aren't necessarily advanced for either side when employees value loyalty to the company over their own personal advancement. Especially in a culture as individualistic as America's, I'm surprised that the life-time employee in the gray flannel suit was ever considered typical or a model employee.

[discostu]

I don’t think loyalty has to equal any of those things, especially the not saying what you think part. When I’ve hired people part of what I hired them for was their intelligence and their different perspective, if they think the company or department is doing something wrong they damn well better speak up because that’s part of what we’re paying them for.

Of course part of that is that I’ve never believed in loyalty to faceless constructs. I’ve never been loyal to a company, I’ve been loyal to a CEO, loyal to managers, loyal to co-workers, but never a company.