Hello, Can someone who works in Hr explain to me why companies are doing away with seniority.
I have worked for a company for over 20 years. I was ranked number 3 in seniority. I worked on a development assignment in another department within the company. I came back to the old department. I was told that seniority didnt matter they were doing shift bids and vacation bids based on performance. In my opinion I feel as though they are trying to push the older workers to retire.
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Rachel Simonsen
In my opinion, seniority is extremely respectable but not the only qualifier for perks. Considering the notion that some newbies might be bringing more to the table in terms of productivity or leadership, it is hard to tell those valuable employees that they are bottom of the totem pole for perks which could cause them to leave the company. Also consider that a senior employee is less productive because they have paid "their dues" early on in their career might have a boss who doesnt have that tenure and therefore hasn't seen the initial work ethic that the senior employee is relying on to earn their continued merit. Because of these reasons, I believe in most cases it is more fair to come in with a "first come, first served" mentality.
Cindy Glover
It’s debatable I think.
To me, it’s the best person for the job. No matter how long one has been with the organization. I believe it’s up to the employees to learn and grow (with guidance) into the position they wish to fill…..