

Algorithm That Tells the Boss Who Might Quit - softdev12
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-algorithm-that-tells-the-boss-who-might-quit-1426287935

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amirmc
Sadly, this has the perverse effect of forcing otherwise happy people to _act_
like they might be a flight risk, otherwise they risk being passed-over for
interesting opportunities, raises etc. If you're not playing that game then
you're losing out.

It's yet another mechanism that devalues loyalty to a firm, which I'm sure
they realise is already in short supply. I'd be happier if I'd read that this
was also a way to identify and _reward_ the dedicated, productive employees —
but no.

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softdev12
The algorithm seems to run on the following factors per the article:

"job tenure, geography, performance reviews, employee surveys, communication
patterns and even personality tests to identify flight risks".

I wonder if employees can try to game the algorithm by artificially ranking
high on their score for leaving - with the sole purpose being to get a pay
raise.

