I went to the emergency room for 2 hours because I couldn't afford to take time off the next day to take her to her regular doctor. And with no other options, you know, I can't stay with her. They leave just for the new opportunity. And an expense to them is going to be recruiting a new employee, training the new employee. Those are significant expenses.
Companies face an uphill battle.
Demoralized by downsizing and outsourcing, today's workers have little institutional loyalty, and are quick to jump ship. When that happens, companies have to spend money to hire someone, perhaps spend money to train them, and are short-handed during the process. In an effort to solve these problems, a number of influential companies are offering benefits designed to increase employee loyalty. It's just recognition that there are issues in people's lives that they have to cope with and are going to cope with them one way or another. The employer can either enlist them in doing so, or not.