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Algorithm That Tells the Boss Who Might Quit

2 pointsby softdev12about 10 years ago

2 comments

amirmcabout 10 years ago
Sadly, this has the perverse effect of forcing otherwise happy people to <i>act</i> like they might be a flight risk, otherwise they risk being passed-over for interesting opportunities, raises etc. If you&#x27;re not playing that game then you&#x27;re losing out.<p>It&#x27;s yet another mechanism that devalues loyalty to a firm, which I&#x27;m sure they realise is already in short supply. I&#x27;d be happier if I&#x27;d read that this was also a way to identify and <i>reward</i> the dedicated, productive employees — but no.
softdev12about 10 years ago
The algorithm seems to run on the following factors per the article:<p>&quot;job tenure, geography, performance reviews, employee surveys, communication patterns and even personality tests to identify flight risks&quot;.<p>I wonder if employees can try to game the algorithm by artificially ranking high on their score for leaving - with the sole purpose being to get a pay raise.