Divisions of some categories into various degrees of employer control are arbitrary. Each dairy operator makes policies as to how far he or she will go to avoid turnover problems and to categorize the turnover that occurs as avoidable or not avoidable. For instance, most cases revolving around unsatisfactory relationships with co-workers are listed as unavoidable. On the other hand, turnover listed as controllable by management is not always so. For example, while most employers would like to pay their workers well, compensation and benefits are limited by the dairy's profitability.
Turnover is a symptom of other problems, especially dissatisfaction with work or working conditions.
Measures taken to prevent turnover are bound to improve other operating results as well. The dissatisfaction that precedes turnover can greatly affect the dairy's productivity. Turnover in itself is also costly, since it is expensive to replace workers. This is not to say that a rancher should promote dissatisfaction of workers to make them leave. There are far better methods for terminating employment.