Job Jumpers Need Not Apply

Loyalty is a 2 way street and employees can no longer depend on their loyalty to be returned. It's not just the companies that lay off people to make their numbers look good - it's also great companies that fail through no fault of their own.

A company needs to supply the things that people would leave in order to get: better pay, interesting work and learning opportunities that let them grow professionally. Companies need to accept that it may be impossible for them to meet these needs indefinitely and be happy for the profitable association between company and employee while it lasts.

Another recent posting on HN illustrates why employees may have valid reasons for leaving a company after a short time:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8963198

Companies that treat their employees like this shouldn't be surprised when their employees suddenly quit.