Interview Question
I was asked today in an interview what I thought a company was responsible to do for their employees. Or, “what does a company owe its employees.”
What would you say?
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If only I were 
Beyond the givens like salary and the like, I’d say:
– a challenging environment
– freedom to explore/grow
– the opportunity to do my best work
Tim Barcz
August 21, 2008 at 7:28 pm
@Tim
Good points. I would add:
– meaningful work
– access to the tools that enable you in your development
– managers/leaders that remove major distractions and obstacles
Chris
Chris Sutton
August 21, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I believe the right tools for the job is essential. Also, fair wages for a fair days work. If these 2 criteria are met, I believe an employee can be happy.
Mark
techsoda
August 24, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I would wish for them to consistently ask themselves: “What can we do to make people want to work here over a similar company?”
Chris Missal
August 25, 2008 at 9:30 pm
@Chris
My experience during this job search has been a lot of passive companies. I have yet to find a development team that is aggressively looking for good developers. And they certainly aren’t making much of an attempt to demonstrate why they are a great company to work for.
It seems that even if the market were really tight, a company would still want to differentiate itself from the rest of the crowd.
Chris
Chris Sutton
August 26, 2008 at 3:18 am
If company think about personal and professional growth as well according to individuals skill.
Rakesh
September 10, 2008 at 4:46 am