During the past four years, American businesses have increased the size of their tables by 68 percent. The reason: An influx of eager young workers who are bringing more to the table than their predecessors.
“Ten years ago new hirees were bringing two things to the table, three tops,” says Thom Wellman, a statistician for Flint Savings of Cleveland who monitors the situation for his employer. “Today, the typical candidate brings an average of 7.5 things.”
In many cases, companies are purchasing new tables, spending an estimated $1.4 Billion in 2014. Others have been building additions to current tables, more economical but usually not as effective.
“Our table is five times the size of the one we bought in 2006,” says Wellman. He says it’s no longer feasible to expand it, and that if the trend continues the company is actually considering buying two tables as soon as mid 2017.
