CFO: What happens if we invest in our staff and they leave? CEO: What happens if we don’t invest in them and they stay?
@codinghorror C3PO: Oh dear, how did I end up here?
@codinghorror That’s a @richardbranson quote isn’t it?
@codinghorror @RealSwimburger Love this message! The recruiting director at my last job posted this on LinkedIn while I used to work there. We had free optional training after hours, conference attendance budget and also online learning subscriptions.
@codinghorror CEO: What happens if we invest in our staff and they leave? CFO: What happens if we don’t invest in them and they stay?
@codinghorror General counsel: We can always just import hundreds of foreign guest workers who aren’t allowed to leave.
@codinghorror This is like the Red Pill for hustle porn junkies.
@codinghorror Those are typical questions asked in top heavy organizations.
@codinghorror I'll be very much happy to work with that kind of CEO
@codinghorror Best investment is time I think, clearly communicate the need then giving the staff time to learn and explore what's lacking. But the CFO is clearly playing a useful role here. It's this and that, not this or that.
@codinghorror I've been saying much the same at my workplace.
@codinghorror Seriously can't overstate how appreciated I feel for getting some extra training.
@codinghorror In India : we don't have money to pay developer salary but lots of money for marketing
@codinghorror I am reminded of this quote frequently