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Chris - Excellent, nicely done! I’ll be interested to hear a year from now how many have left and if you can statistically show that the ‘detention’ session had a positive impact on retention.

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From my experience working many jobs... I think it's important to know, as you stated, that hires have vastly different backgrounds and experiences, and if they decide to not stay, their reasons for not staying may be complex.

As I started new jobs with great expectations, wanting and believing they would be a new career that I would commit to for many years, it wasn't until I started working for the company that I gathered the information needed to consider if I were to stay or go.

When I decided to go... it was often nothing personal with the company, but a revelatory experience that I wasn't a good fit for the company, even though on paper everything looked like a perfect fit.

I've learned that there is no shame in leaving a company that wasn't a good fit for me, but simply more information going forward when considering future job prospects.

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Good point, Cat. It has to be a fit for both parties.

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