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In today's day, physical conditions of the workplace are hygeine factors and would definitely not be key to employee retention. Factors such as culture, growth and employee empowerment play far crucial roles in comparison.

It would depend on the culture of the work place. My current place of employment could stand for some reassurances of corporate support for what are doing at our location. Office perks would just be a waste of money. Other offices/businesses might need monetary compensation as a reward for a job well done. Still others might need responsibility or autonomy, a sense of ownership, to improve employee retention. So I think it would depend greatly on the current office culture, and what work is being done.

I agree that it's most important that is physical condition of the workplace....

It`s important the emotional atmosphere, when you feel respected, appreciated, valued and you have the best team too work. And i think the money is very important too, when you have two companys with the same jobs, you choose normal the company they payed more money.

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I don't think that it is the most effective way. If the money is right and also the athmosphere, it is more important than a nice place to work with a good seat, table and coffee maker.

Challenge them, reward innovation, say thank you, and pay well. Paint and window treatments aren't on the list.

IMO, The most effective way to improve employee loyalty is to enable them to make decisions and have responsibilities, so they feel like valued members of a team, not cogs in a widget-machine.

One can spend much time fixing the nick-nacks in the joint and doing the corporate paint job because that was step 2 in the next bigwig methodology - but if you don't notice that your employee's are there, then forget the facade and the physical posturing - loyalty is always earned, not dressed up as cool looking environment. I have been in many cool looking environments with cool looking people that no longer resemble something that looks like humanity; and I have been been in drab looking environments where one does not want to leave because it's people have given it so much energy and heart - it might not be the most beautiful place in the world to work but the chemistry ensures longevity rather than churn. Employee loyalty is no different to customer loyalty, if you can't do one, it won't flow into and optimize the efforts of the other.....M.