Staffing

I am still baffled when management ask how to attract and retain staff. Pay more than the competition and you will attract the best. Pay a lot more than the competition and you will retain the best. It's 95% about the money.

Money, benefits, staffing are all important, but the big motivators for people staying or going are their relationships with their manager and/or coworkers.

Every job I've ever left has resulted in a pay increase (except one), but I didn't leave for the money. A few jobs I would've taken less money to escape a toxic environment.

Money has been found to be a short term motivator. Give someone who hates their job but is offered a big raise may stay a little longer, but not all that much longer. Sometimes a job is just intolerable.

My experience with working at a perpetually short staffed floor or facility is the short staffing perpetuates the staff turnover. Working short a little can be done, but months at a time takes a toll on anyone.

The workplace needs to be adequately staffed. That's one answer, but there isn't much to work with here in the question.

I don't think it's all that complicated; if people are always leaving because it's a ****** place to work, then make it a less ****** place to work.

Also you can't just hire a lot of inexperienced people all at once. Get a good mix so that you have some inexperienced people, but others who know their stuff. Make sure that management is backing your people. I won't stay at a job where I'm drowning while my manager is sitting in their office.

Money is a start, but I won't stay in a toxic or chronically short staffed environment.