The Hidden Cost Of Company Loyalty

The Hidden Cost Of Company Loyalty. Being too loyal can hurt you in the long run, especially if you do not stay current with your skills. And with so many layoffs and people losing their jobs, corporate loyalty seems dead. Always keep your skills sharpened, learn how to write a great resume and learn how to interview so you can stay ahead of the curve.

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[PlatinumBuckGorilla]

No such thing as family at work. They will preach it, pretend it, until it’s time for you to see the door. Do your job and go home to your real family at home.

[lifesIronyboard]

As I reach my later years and come towards the end of my career, I have learned one thing: The purpose of a career is the reach a point where one no longer needs a career.

If I could say one thing to younger me it would be, "No matter what you do for a living, no matter how well you are compensated, live the least expensive life you can and avoid debt. Try to reach a point where your employer doesn't have the power to wreck your financial situation and future. Your life will be so much happier and less stressful."

[odalisgonzalez]

Escorting someone out of the office is so demeaning. That's the gratitude.

[jesmith]

I started working for large firms 50 years ago, and loyalty was the norm. As I watched firms layoffs it became clear that loyalty is a one-way street. I have coached my four sons that on payday, the ledger is equal, the company doesn't owe you anything, and since you got paid, you can assume you don't owe the company anything. They have each moved on before being moved. I changed every time a better offer was available. Once that didn't pay off, the pay was off the graph, but the company was horrible. All in all, the job hopping has served me well.

[jaegarnine]

My Dad always taught that “Your boss is not your friend.” And it’s true. They can act friendly all they want, but usually that kind of boss is a snake. The answer: start a business and get free from the rat race.

[williamj.dovejr.]

I was at a job for five years, dependable, customers loved me but management never gave me a raise but gave others raises, convinced me if I worked harder then the raise would come ... but just another broken promise. I soon realized that because I was there for so long that some coworkers and some customers started taking me for granted... treating me poorly. One night, I had had enough, I got home, had a glass of bourbon and wrote out my two weeks notice. I decided to wait and pound pavement getting a new job, possibly a second one. I got hired somewhere else and I had my notice in my bag. As usual, I was treated like crap...I slipped my notice under the boss's door. Once I did, I didn't care...I just did the bare minimum, no favors, no small talk, no after hours talk with coworkers, none. My boss refused to even speak to me on my last day. Go to where you are appreciated.. not tolerated.

[gdwnet]

Something I advise everyone to do at least once every two years - Go out there and get a job interview with a different company for the job you're currently doing or the next job level up, the questions they ask, the skills they are looking for can be good lessons for you to find out what skills you might be lacking. It also keeps you fresh with interview techniques so when layoffs come round you're ready.
Also, you might get a far better offer. So what do yo have to lose?

[amzmoney]

I work I tech and I can attest to this. I jump around every 2–3 years to increase my salary and skills. Every new job, I got paid significantly more. There is no such thing as loyalty when your job can literally let you go tomorrow. Look out for yourself FIRST. Reminder.. you are working so that someone else can live their dream (CEO). So you must always follow your dream.

[Chris-zesq]

This might be Brian's best video ever. My Dad worked 37 years for the same employer and got the gold watch and nice pension and that's what he taught me. I thought I was on that same track, but my employer thought otherwise. My story is exactly the same as what Brian talked about in this video--over 15 years with one company, mostly at the same level, getting good reviews, then magicially "under-performing" for a year and getting put on a PIP before I got fired in a meeting with HR. Was escorted out to my car by two big beefy security guards. At least I didn't have to pack up boxes in front of my co-workers--the company sent me my stuff in the mail (after I had to remind them to do it).

[kaseywahl]

The message I'm getting from this video is "work for yourself because working for anyone else is exhausting and self-deprecating".

[stemhistory]

Save the loyalty for your family, a few close friends and your football team. Not for a company that would replace and fire you in a heartbeat

[clallen]

I worked for a city government for 10 years in the IT department. I started looking for another job that had better career opportunities and several recruiters asked my why I had stayed so long at that job and told me that most tech workers only stay at jobs 3-5 years because there was always someone paying better. Lesson learned and my next job paid me 50% more than the last one did.

[jesmith]

If you need proof of this, there are over 100K big tech workers who can tell you why you shouldn't worry about loyalty, from their recent experience.

[eriktaylor]

“At this job, we’re a family!” (We play favorites and award raises and positions based on who we like or are related to.”

“Pizzas every other Friday” (you may have one slice on your 15 minute break later in the day which will be cold and stale by then)

“Competitive salaries!” (About 10 cents above minimum wage)

“My door is always open!” (Just don’t expect any actual help)

“Vacation and sick time balances can be accrued unlimited” (but just don’t use it, otherwise you’ll be blackballed”

“We’re a team” (you’ll be expected to forgo your entire family friends, holidays, and personal life and work extra hours)

“We need a real go-getter!” (Someone who will work extra assignments but for no extra pay)

[ZGoddessLola]

Company loyalty is like waiting to death sentence to be executed

[seinfan]

My uncle worked for AT&T for nearly 20 years. Moved up to a high technical position in some sort of networking. Absolute workaholic, well respected from my understanding. They recently shut down his business unit and he was simply let go. Not entirely sure, but I think he's found it extremely difficult finding comparable work. Seems like what he was doing was very specific to their business and his skillset doesn't translate well. He has yet to find anything and I think he's pretty much just doing what were side hustles now as his primary source of income.

[PAJCub]

I worked for a company for almost 30 years. I saw the company going in a different direction and tried to get management to include me in the future goals of the company. Management continued to tell me that my job was safe and that they would promote me in short time and just be patient as things get into place. 29 years and 10 months, I was stabbed in the back and pushed out the front door. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Company loyalty is one way. Only a fool is loyal to an employer. I've seen employers push employees out. I've always been told that it is customary and courteous to give 2 weeks notice to an employer when/if leaving. HAHAAHHA! No way, ace! When I leave, I'm gone.

[fhowland]

What you described was 100% me at my first job out of college. I stayed there for six years and never moved up. Regret it dearly.

[olencone]

At a printshop for a large Fortune 500 company I worked at some years ago, there was one guy who handled large-format printing and finishing, including all of the cutting and trimming of posters and banners and the special packaging they would require. He'd been with the company for over 20 years. Unfortunately, the amazing manager we had chose to leave to pursue a lifelong interest, and the new manager that the company placed there was anything but amazing -- he was a number cruncher, and he didn't care about anything but money.

He tasked himself with lowering our expenses and increasing our profits, because that would make him look good to corporate... so instead of meeting his new team or learning any of our names, he began going over pay grades and job responsibilities to see who he could eliminate. And because this one guy had been there for so long and did such a good job, he was paid considerably more than the underpaid newer hires in the Production department. So our new manager fired him, for no reason more than saving a few thousand dollars each year.

Naturally, the Production department fell apart. No one else knew how to do his job, or at least not as well. Projects were delayed... then backlogged... then we began sending them to a vendor because there was just too much to catch up. Tens of thousands of dollars were lost and wasted, all because this failure of a manager wanted to save a few grand. Months later, the company rehired the finisher... at a somewhat higher pay, to match what he was getting at his new job. And the manager.... he "retired." It's a shame he didn't get fir--er, "retire" earlier, it would have saved that company a fair bit of money, and kept so many of the more experienced staff from leaving.

[arthursalas]

I was working security for a couple months at a company’s warehouse with warehouse workers. I got to know the employees a little bit and they were all cool people. One day I open the work laptop and it immediately showed a guy that was laid off and not allowed back into the building. Moments later that same guy tried to badge in and couldn’t get into the front door because he had not been contacted and had no idea he was laid off. Guy had worked there 9 years. I felt so bad for him and he was a good worker as far as I knew.