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In a typed two page (double spaced) paper: answer in detail the questions to “Incident 2 – There’s No Future Here

Incident 2           “There’s No Future Here!

“Could you come to my office for a minute, Bob?” asked Terry Geech, the plant manager.

          “Sure, be right there,” said Bob Glemson. Bob was the plant’s quality control director. He had been with the company for four years. After completing his degree in mechanical engineering, he worked as a production supervisor and then as a maintenance supervisor prior to moving to his present job. Bob thought he knew what the call was about.

          “Your letter of resignation catches me by surprise,” began Terry. “I know that Wilson Products will be getting a good person, but we sure need you here, too.”

          “I thought about it a lot,” said Bob, “but there just doesn’t seem to be a future for me here.”

          “Why do you say that?” asked Terry.

“Well,” replied Bob, “the next position above mine is yours. Since you’re only 39, I don’t think it’s likely that you’ll be laving soon.”

          “The fact is that I am leaving soon,” said Terry. “That’ why it’s even more of a shock to learn that you’re resigning. I think I’ll be moving to the corporate office in June of next year. Besides, the company people in those plants from time to time, both in quality control and in general management.”       

“Well, I heard about an opening in the Cincinnati plant last year,” said Bob, “but by the time I checked, the job had already been filled. We never know about the opportunities in the other plants until we read about the incumbent in the company paper.”

          “All this is beside the point now. What would it take to get you to change your mind?” asked Terry.

          “I don’t think I will change my mind now,” replied Bob, “because I’ve given Wilson Products my word that I’m going to join them.”

Questions

1. Evaluate the career planning and development program at this company.

2. What actions might have prevented Bob’s resignation?

Explanation / Answer

1. Almost all the individuals in the modern market is career oriented. When an individual enters into a market they expect that they should get a career development from the organization. Today's market is so competitive that the employees have lots of opportunities to achieve career development. hence it becomes essential for the organization to provide career growth to their employees through training and development so as to retain them.

As far the given case, the organization doesn't provide any career growth to its employees. The organizational structure is small which makes the probability of the promotion of the candidates becomes lesser. Moreover, the organization doesn't provide any opportunity for the employees to implement new things so as to learn more. Training and development provided to the employees are also not efficient which makes them to switch to other companies. The organization have to implement more developed career planning for their employees.

2. As far as Mr. Bob is taken into considered he is more career oriented, He could have retained through providing more challenging projects. He could have sent to do some courses through which he can enhance his abilities. Periodic training and development can be given so as to make him feel that he is learning through his work experience.

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