Why? Why Would I Work There · greater employee engagement . Our Competition 2016 NALIT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR 11 . ... Research Triangle Park •Over 200 companies, large

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Peter Capriglione

NCGA

2016 NALIT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR Indianapolis , Ind. - Sept. 12-15, 2016

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Would ? I Work There

Why?

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Why? Why?

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My Tenure

• 29 years 11 months 2 days and about, 13 hours and 20 minutes.

– My five year plan got multiplied by 6!

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Some Staff History

• Two staff members with 25+ years retired within the last seven years

• We have one person with 27+ years

• And two with over 25 years


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Turn Over

– 33 people worked with us over my 29 years and the division’s 31 years of existence

– Of which…

• Two retired with over 25 years of service

• Additionally two retired with between 10 and 16 years, and one passed away while in our employ


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Staff IT Experience

• 500+ years for our 43 staff members

• Highest being about 40 years

• Least being a few years

– We have 8 folks with over 20 years, 10 folks 15 to 19 years, 12 folks with around 10-15 years and 13 folks with 1-8 years of service


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Place for the Young?

• “You know this is a place where

you come to end your career, not

start it.”

• WHY??????

– We are not innovative– nor very forward thinking

• As we know, at times, our environments are not necessarily conducive to innovation

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Why not a place to start a career?


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Our Competition

• The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA)

• a consortium of 700+ companies whose predominant business is the development and/or sale of technology products for services


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Our Competition


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Our Competition


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• Unique spaces in the workplace • Open booths in high-traffic areas

• That invite passersby to spontaneously collaborate • Conference areas made out of retrofitted transatlantic shipping containers • Meeting spaces in a rooftop • Support for a culture of work-life balance and healthy lifestyles that enable

greater employee engagement

Our Competition


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Our Competition


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Our Competition


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Centennial Campus

Our Competition

Research Triangle Park • Over 200 companies, large and small,

call @TheRTP home:

–Big Pharma –38.5 – The % increase in technology

jobs in Raleigh between 2010 – 2015 (News and Observer – 9-10-2016)


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https://twitter.com/TheRTP

Perks Office Space

• They Have


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Perks! Office Space

• We have


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Perks Food Areas

• They Have


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Perks Food Areas

• We Have


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Perks Work out Facilities

• They have


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Perks Work out Facilities

• We have


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Perks Free Around Town Transportation

• The have – Citrix – for Staff use


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Perks Free Around Town Transportation

• We Have


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Perks Other Cool Stuff


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The Conference Bike

M&Ms, Beer, Piano player, on-site day care, Laundry services, on site

health care

What are new hires looking for? • THE TOP FIVE BENEFITS RANKED BY EMPLOYEES

(https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/top-20-employee-benefits-perks/)

• Health care insurance (e.g., medical, dental): 40%

– Yes

» Paid for in retirement too

• Vacation/paid time off: 37% – yes

• Performance bonus: 35% – no

• Paid sick days: 32% – yes

• 401(k) plan, retirement plan and/or pension: 31% – Pension – employee contributes 6% - rule of 85


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So –Why Would I Work There?

• The Legislative Environment

• Public Service

• The People – staff

• Job Security

• The Benefits


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What to Do?

• Keep Current with Technology • Get legislature to value IT employees

– $$$$$$$$ • They put money in budget for state IT workers to get raises

to keep up with industry – We do pay pretty well

• Offer telecommuting when applicable • State government as a whole to adopt

– On-site day care – Better cafeteria alternatives – Be more flexible with time

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Thank You


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Why? Why Would I Work There · greater employee engagement . Our Competition 2016 NALIT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR 11 . ... Research Triangle Park •Over 200 companies, large