Comments on: Microsoft, Mini-Microsoft and the Talent Exodus http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2005/09/19/microsoft-mini-microsoft-and-the-mass-talent-exodus/ Blogging about Tomorrow's world Today Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:41:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: maidenmole http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2005/09/19/microsoft-mini-microsoft-and-the-mass-talent-exodus/comment-page-1/#comment-608 maidenmole Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:06:08 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2005/09/19/microsoft-mini-microsoft-and-the-mass-talent-exodus/#comment-608 This is not the first time I see a LargeCo adopt this sort of stance to talent leaking out the pool. It's probably a large dose of arrogance ("We attract the best") with some crafty brainwashing loaded in. One of our local OEM's seems to be getting this right in our industry ... The LargeCo (cannot mention name as this is not a TT.biz official statement) has by-and-large created its competition by allowing (inadvertently) great talent to exit and start their own jigs. What has their response been? Nope - not higher salaries, but an all-out attack with brainwashing on the front line. They are adept at brainwhasing their employees into believing that all competitors are below standard and that it would be CLM (Career Limiting Move) to jump ship. I wonder how much of Ballmer's indifference to the problem is a result of him being brainwashed as well? This is not the first time I see a LargeCo adopt this sort of stance to talent leaking out the pool. It’s probably a large dose of arrogance (“We attract the best”) with some crafty brainwashing loaded in. One of our local OEM’s seems to be getting this right in our industry …

The LargeCo (cannot mention name as this is not a TT.biz official statement) has by-and-large created its competition by allowing (inadvertently) great talent to exit and start their own jigs. What has their response been? Nope – not higher salaries, but an all-out attack with brainwashing on the front line. They are adept at brainwhasing their employees into believing that all competitors are below standard and that it would be CLM (Career Limiting Move) to jump ship.

I wonder how much of Ballmer’s indifference to the problem is a result of him being brainwashed as well?

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