According to current workplace terminology, those who have continuously worked in a company for over three years are considered as old employees. In dealership companies, there are also quite a few old employees, some of whom are relatives of the boss and have gone through the toughest stages of entrepreneurship with the boss. The identity and status of these old employees are even more special.
1. Having worked for a long time, they understand all aspects of the situation well, can handle things smoothly, have a certain degree of control, won't take detours, and won't make routine mistakes. Even some subtle nuances that can only be understood but not expressed (such as those found on Xing'an Recruitment Network) can be mastered well by them, which makes the boss very reassured.
Researcher of dealers/Pan Wenfu
Regarding the issue of old employees, one hundred bosses may have one hundred different opinions. Next, we will separately discuss this matter from two angles: the value of old employees and the existing problems.
Are old employees assets or old enemies?
3. They have excellent customer relationships, are familiar with customers at all levels, have emotional connections, and communicate smoothly. They have a certain ability to coordinate business matters with customers. Sometimes, old employees can even sell favors to customers.
2. Knowing each other inside out, after so many years of interaction and understanding, they know people personally, their temperaments, abilities, mistakes, weaknesses, and even family situations very well. The safety coefficient is relatively high.
There are quite a few bosses who believe that these old employees are familiar with the market, know the customers well, have experience and capability, and are also the wealth of the company. Therefore, they must try every means possible to keep these old employees around. However, from a management perspective, the difficulty of managing these old employees (especially those with familial relations) is probably much greater than managing regular employees hired conventionally. Words cannot be too harsh, faces cannot be pulled down easily, and unless absolutely necessary, old employees cannot be directly dismissed. Of course, there are also bosses who think that old employees are not wealth at all. They are conservative in thinking, poor in execution, high in labor costs, and know too much. After resignation, their destructive power is strong, and they could even be considered potential enemies within the company.
4. They have rich sales experience. Due to years of practical work accumulation, they have mastered a large amount of mature sales experience. Their operation procedures are clear. Perhaps they lack theoretical depth, but all results come from frontline practical work. They have clear targets, strong applicability, and high effectiveness.
The reason why old employees are considered assets, according to Alxa Talent Network, is due to the following reasons: