I spent almost two years at an ISP in their sales team with this constant promise of being moved into tech where I belong. Everytime I threatened to leave, the promise came back but the job offer never really came. To really bust the bubble, they hired more sales staff and paid them more. As a sales agent, I took on work in four departments as well as handed in status reports on all of my projects technical and sales related weekly to my four various managers. The final straw was when I was put down for "not doing enough work". I finally left my company and am now an IT manager for a small insurance company that lets me go crazy and make their lives easier.
My point to this little story is not about money or what I wanted to do..it was merely respect. My previous company, who I would've been very happy staying with, refused to show any respect towards what I did and rather than even attempt compensate me or pat me on the back, they just cracked the whip harder. The company I'm with now pays me nearly double what I want at my former company, though I would've worked there for a lot less. Why? The environment, the repsect, the fact that I have a voice. Listen to your employees and don't crack a whip on them too much, and they WILL be loyal.
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I spent almost two years at an ISP in their sales team with this constant promise of being moved into tech where I belong. Everytime I threatened to leave, the promise came back but the job offer never really came. To really bust the bubble, they hired more sales staff and paid them more. As a sales agent, I took on work in four departments as well as handed in status reports on all of my projects technical and sales related weekly to my four various managers. The final straw was when I was put down for "not doing enough work". I finally left my company and am now an IT manager for a small insurance company that lets me go crazy and make their lives easier. My point to this little story is not about money or what I wanted to do..it was merely respect. My previous company, who I would've been very happy staying with, refused to show any respect towards what I did and rather than even attempt compensate me or pat me on the back, they just cracked the whip harder. The company I'm with now pays me nearly double what I want at my former company, though I would've worked there for a lot less. Why? The environment, the repsect, the fact that I have a voice. Listen to your employees and don't crack a whip on them too much, and they WILL be loyal.