Question

organizational career management employee job changes, job changes with the organization promotion? transfer? demotion? Separation? layoff? termination? resignation? retirement? with example of any company

Answer 1

In a professional career, job change refers to a change in the job profile which includes roles and responsibilities or company or departments within a company or leaving a job to pursue higher education, own business or retirement.

Below are various types of job changes -

1. Promotion - Moving to the next level in the hierarchy within a firm with increased roles and responsibilities.

Amazon promoting its employee from Manager to Senior Manager position is a promotion.

2. Transfer - Moving to a different location or department.

Amazon moving its employee from Operations Manager to Program Manager role.

3. Demotion - Moving to level below the current level due to poor performance at work.

Amazon moving its employee from Senior Manager to Manager role.

4. Separation - Voluntary/involuntary separation of the employee from the employer. It might include layoff, resignation, termination etc.

Amazon laying off its workforce due to downfall in business or other factors.

5. Termination - When employer decides to break the contract with the employee, it is termination.

Amazon terminating its employee due to bad behavior.

6. Resignation - When employee decides to leave the employer, it is resignation.

Employee moving to another firm from Amazon owing to better opportunity

7. Retirement - When employee's career is towards the end based on age or other personal factor, the employee will be retired from the firm as per the contract.

Employee retiring/leaving the job at Amazon at 60 years of age