QotD: Employee Loyalty

Do you believe that employee loyalty still exists in today's work environment? How loyal are you as an employee to your company or boss?
Submitted by Jessmiloo.

Sure it exists -- with limits, especially those set by geography. I work for a department in a university, which I grant is one of the more conservative and old-fashioned institutions out there (it's sort of like if the Vatican were run by a bunch of nuevo-anarcho-hippie-feminists), but still. Worked there for nearly nine years, in two different jobs (so far), and I really feel like I am part of a real, live, vibrant community. YMMV, because even folks elsewhere in my division have a VERY different experience of the place, and not all quite so positive.

All that said, my GF is thinking about applying to PhD programs around the country starting as soon as next fall, and if she goes, I will follow.

Add to that the fact that while I love my job and get all sorts of good mojo working there, it's still a day job, and my actual life's work is something else (writing), to which I have more loyalty.

Still, the organization is pretty high on my list, mostly because of what they've given me: a certain amount of freedom and flexibility, respect, interesting challenges, colleagues who are actually collegial and supportive, a livable wage, and work that I value (as opposed to being a flack for a tobacco company or, say, Halliburton, which would quickly cause me to poke out my own eyes with a sharp stick).