The companies you're sad to lose people to, the companies you're proud to lose people to

Stepping stones vs full leap.
Same industry vs new.
Etc.

  • When someone takes a stepping stone towards their eventual career goal rather than a leap, I find myself thinking, how could I have helped them take a bigger leap. Either to their eventual goal destination, or at least skipping a few steps. I want to help in that way when I can.
  • When someone moves on to a similar role, in similar industry, it’s definitely a miss on our part.
  • When someone shifts to an entirely new role, or industry, especially one that we don’t have within the team, then it is