I agree that the corporation itself deserves no “loyalty” it really is “just business” for them and employees should feel the same. As long as both sides play fair there shouldn’t be hard feelings.
But where things get messy is that employees get emotionally attached to their coworkers and even projects and workplaces. This can be some serious baggage to deal with if it was a good place where the employee got an opportunity to grow and form relationships. It’s why folks have to overcome resignation guilt when leaving. These are totally normal feelings.
how much does that translate to in terms of pay? I guess it depends on one’s value system. As long as the employee was not exploited with low pay, it could easily be >30% if the new offer is a unique opportunity.
> emotionally attached to their coworkers and even projects and workplaces.
this is a serious problem.
I went through some of the hardest most stressful projects of my life when the COVID vaccines were coming online building systems for US state governments to manage the vaccine program and all the analytics and reporting at the same time dealing with the trauma of the pandemic personally. I handled the tech and a managing director two levels up handled the relationships. We grew so close and shared so many tears (quite literally) and high-fives that i'd follow her to the gates of hell if she asked. It would break my heart to leave her and go work for someone else.
getting emotionally attached to your job is a very real risk.
But where things get messy is that employees get emotionally attached to their coworkers and even projects and workplaces. This can be some serious baggage to deal with if it was a good place where the employee got an opportunity to grow and form relationships. It’s why folks have to overcome resignation guilt when leaving. These are totally normal feelings.
how much does that translate to in terms of pay? I guess it depends on one’s value system. As long as the employee was not exploited with low pay, it could easily be >30% if the new offer is a unique opportunity.