LOSS OF EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A002600170045-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: February 13, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64
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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
DATE: I l FEB 1958
SUBJECT: Loss of Experienced Employees
Reference: Memo for D/CO, Subj as above, dtd 28 Jan 1958
1. In reviewing our personnel losses during the calendar year 1957,
it was determined that eleven (11) employees in grades GS-11 and above
resigned from this Office. On two or three occasions, the employees' resig-
nations were related to a desire for higher salary or other inducements. Most
of the resignees left the Office of Communications for reasons which were gen-
erally to the mutual benefit of the individuals and the organization; e. g. , sub-
ject married a foreign national; subject's speciality no longer needed by the
Agency; or subject had no interest in overseas assignments.
2. Although the Office of Communications has not experienced a serious
loss of personnel GS-11 and above, I am well aware of the fact that the Federal
Government cannot always meet the wages offered by private industry in its
effort to obtain the highest caliber employee. However, I am not aware of any
attempt by industry to systematically recruit members of my staff.
3. Currently this Office is becoming increasingly concerned with the
threatened loss of experienced GS-9 employees who for lack of promotional
opportunities are finding outside offers more attractive. The limitations im-
posed by the present personnel ceiling will, we believe, continue to make
the retention of our more promising employees more difficult. Moreover, a
large number of companies competing with this Agency for high caliber
electronic engineers and technicians are located on the west coast or in Florida
where the climate and living conditions in general are such as to p-DI ace them in
a more advantageous position for recruiting career employees. '
4. Presupposing the steadfast loyalty of our employees who are members
of the career staff, the Office of Communications does not view the present
problem of retaining a competent and effective work force as alarming. How-
ever, it recognizes the need to remain alert to those factors which foreshadow
the resignations of our more ble career employees and to keep the Office of
Personnel informed so such atj feasible may be taken to prevent their
departure.
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