Hi,<p>I am the CTO of a small Canadian company (20 employees) that develop data platforms for industrial energy management and lean manufacturing. I am confident we offer meaningful and interesting problems to work on and we don't have a problem finding candidates to recruit. However, we don't really any policy in place to reward people that stay at the company on the long run, beyond money, and we are looking at changing this. As a result, I am curious to know what retention policies are in place in your workplace, especially for companies of similar size ?<p>Some examples:
- gain x days of vacations after y years
- working from abroad up to x days per years (we have a lot of foreigners in the team)
- ...<p>What are the things, beyond job satisfaction and salary, that can make it harder to leave your company?
Autonomy. I like to work on an island. I have my tasks/objectives, I work with a team but I don’t need /want to be micromanaged.<p>Ensure your managers aren’t micromanagers.<p>An open door policy. A real one, where your employees can come to you and feel valued and heard. You may not always agree or be able to do what they want, but be an active listener.<p>Promote from within. If you have a team running for 6 months without a manager do you even need one?<p>I have always, except in one instance, changed employers due to management.<p>A little disjointed, but you get the idea. Sorry. On mobile.
Don't lie. If you set your policies then stick to them. I'm tired of my company lying to me and violating their own policies to my detriment.