Breaking the Mold: New Work Environments for New Workforces

By Bryan Clark

In days where it's becoming harder and harder to find a qualified employee, some workplaces learned that the best way to avoid acquiring qualified applicants is to retain the ones they already have. With the average time spent at the same job falling to just under 4 years in the United States, we're a long way from our parents and their "work the same job all your life, and then retire" mindset.

The truth is, whether it's you resigning your position, or your job terminating you or down-sizing, that kind of "work until you retire" attitude simply doesn't work in our risk-averse economy.