After a good wage, this is what employees really want

Worst ways to keep your top employees:
- Swag
- Retreats
- “Company values”
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when people are asked to guess what matters to their coworkers—or, in the case of managers, to their subordinates—they assume money heads the list. But put the question directly—“What do you care about?”—and pay typically ranks only fifth or sixth.
Alfie Kohn • Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work
I was learning that one very important factor in my own job satisfaction was being appreciated; it was even more important than compensation. While this is not unusual—many people feel this way!—it is important to know your own job-satisfaction motivators.