According to Scott Shelley, vice president of operations for Prime Communications, a 15-year veteran, the employment situation has never been so competitive. It used to be that we could always find a good cable technician or engineer.
Numbers indicate that turnover has increased as well.
Cox Communications Vice President of Human Resources Judy Henke says she has seen a 5-percent rise in turnover in the employee segment that includes engineers and technicians as compared to 1995. At her company, the rate currently is about 15 to 20 percent. Cox, for example, lost several employees when a new company in Atlanta waved stock options at them. These wages couldn t compare to those offered by the telephone companies, Shelley says. Correcting it might not be easy, says Morris.