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I spent 20 years in Corporate America, so I was a new employee more than a time or two.  However, my experience being a new employee sometimes was not a good one.  In two companies within the span of a couple of months, I was on the chopping block.  Fired!!!!  Not because I did bad work, not because I didn't come in on time, but because I was the newest employee.   Why are new employees getting cut when the bottom line shows a lost in profits?

So, tenure gets rewarded, but what is your company really losing out on? Companies are losing out on employees that actually can benefit your company.  Since your cutting the newest employees based on tenure or based on your bottom line, you won't know.

However, let me give you an example in my life.   One good experience as a new employee.  I worked at a law firm back in the day and on the first day, they showed me what I was supposed to be doing for my job duties.  After the training, the first thing out of my mouth was, 'Is there a faster way?'  My trainer gave me a look of disbelief.  Like, 'How dare you come in here on the first day and basically say our processes are trash?'

Well, I didn't try to be disrespectful, but it appeared to be there was a faster way to do what they were training me to do.  Nevertheless, we figured out a faster process and implemented it across other company-wide processes saving the so much time.

Moral of the story, listen to your new employees.  They are innovative, objective, don't have company loyalties, and aren't stuck in the company's status quo.

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