Notes for SS 120 (Topic: Sociology of Work)

A private consultancy firm has been experiencing a high turn-over rate among its research staff eversince. The pattern is observable among the new recruits and pioneers alike. The following are seen to be the reasons behind this:

• obsolete technology (considering the dependence of the research staff on online sources)
• low salary (especially for full-time, non-MA degree holders)
• high expectation from the superiors (which intimidates new comers)
• overworked (throughout)
• demoralization when admonished by the company president
• poor physical arrangement of the office (which exposes the researchers to unnecessary noise thereby disrupting concentration)
• lack of incentives (psychic reward and/or job promotion)
• lack of a separate HR Dep't (the HR function is fused with the Accounting Dep't)
• entropy (personal attitude-usually dysfunctional-defines individual work ethic)