But Roberts Stacy said sometimes short tenures are self-perpetuating. Once employees have been on the job for several years, they become less likely to leave. Advantages of longevity Retaining employees is a plus for local government, said Jody Fitzpatrick, an associate professor of human resources management at the University of Colorado-Denver's Graduate School of Public Affairs. That can lead to repeating past mistakes. In some ways, they help increase the speed of our performance.
High turnover means vacancies, which means people have to fill in for absent workers.
Times like that, creativity takes a dip. There's also a cost of training new employees when turnover is high. Many of our jobs are quite complex, so it takes a while for that learning curve to take effect. It's best to have a mix of experienced and new employees, Fitzpatrick said. I would want a mixture of people.