The company I currently work for
has a policy of walking employees out
when they put in their notice
if they are going to
work for the competition.
They cite concerns
about leaking corporate intelligence
as the reason.
This, of course, is bullshit.
The employee KNEW
she was putting in her notice.
She knew the reaction
her current company would have.
So if she wanted to scoop
corporate intelligence,
she would have done that
before handing in her notice.
The real reason
companies walk these employees out
is to stop other employees
from also jumping ship.
They don’t want the soon-to-be ex-employee
putting thoughts in
the current employees’ brains.
Which is kind of condescending.
If you want to keep employees,
create a satisfying work environment
filled with meaningful work.
If you want to stop secrets
from flowing to the competition,
hire ethical employees.
Walking leaving employees out
simply adds to the workload
of existing employees.