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Companies will fire you at the first convienent opportunity. There is no such thing as loyalty for an employer. Don't take it personal, live your life.

• Mathnerd314 10y ago
  Not every company. There's a small school of thought that employees work better in a trust-based environment, so some do try to retain their employees as much as possible and provide advance notice if they do have to downsize: https://hbr.org/2009/05/the-right-way-to-close-an-operation https://hbr.org/2009/05/the-right-way-to-close-an-operation http://www.informationweek.com/it-life/layoffs-breed-long-term-employee-distrust-study-finds/d/d-id/1319552 http://www.informationweek.com/it-life/layoffs-breed-long-te... http://www.newsweek.com/case-against-layoffs-they-often-backfire-75039 http://www.newsweek.com/case-against-layoffs-they-often-back... For example, Southwest has never had layoffs: http://fortune.com/video/2016/01/26/southwest-airlines-no-layoff-policy/ http://fortune.com/video/2016/01/26/southwest-airlines-no-la..., as have several other companies: http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/09/news/economy/no_layoffs/ http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/09/news/economy/no_layoffs/
  • Pica_soO 10y ago
    Those companys have a tendency to grow, and at a certain point, the old "Loyalists" are swept aside by a silent alliance of douches. After that its run of the mill. Do not bet on human constellations to uphold.
  • bitwize 10y ago
    Wait till these companies get picked up by private equity. Them we'll see how long that loyalty to employees lasts. Heh, heh.
• astrange 10y ago
  It is actually kind of difficult to get fired at a large tech company, unless you do something illegal, and you'll get plenty of advance notice since you'll be put on a performance plan.
  • op00to 10y ago
    Like Twitter? Intel? Cisco? Ericsson? Microsoft?