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I think it's important to note the negatives of the previous way of working. In the old days, pay was less (because the company was responsible for one's pensi
by zeveb 9y ago
I think it's important to note the negatives of the previous way of working. In the old days, pay was less (because the company was responsible for one's pension, and often for many benefits — e.g. corporate vacations were once a thing), and if the company did fail then one was left with nothing. Advancement could be very slow. One was working according to the whims of a slow-to-change set of central managers, who were no better at allocating resources than was the Politburo. Since one's colleagues were much the same for one's career, one youthful slip-up could have lasting consequences. One didn't have as much flexibility to live & work where one would have wished.
There were benefits to this way of working, of course: one could more-or-less just turn up, do one's job and life would go on. But it didn't give one as many opportunities to excel.
Our modern way is more dynamic and can be just as or even more secure, provided one has the discipline to save, invest & insure.
- Qub3d 9y ago> In the old days, pay was less How can you suggest this? When adjusted for inflation, wages have remained constant or decreased in purchasing power, unless you happen to be in the top 5% of earners[0]. >Advancement could be very slow As opposed to today's "non-existent"? The article we're discussing is all about how people hop jobs precisely because internal advancement is becoming a rare thing. [0]:https://www.advisorperspectives.com/images/content_image/data/44/440c34f52d3d1d344a1cca6b755557ae.png https://www.advisorperspectives.com/images/content_image/dat...
- bretchet 9y agoI'm about to hop after being at my current company for almost 3 years. I feel I've shown my ability to be a lead engineer, but there's no room in my department for a new lead. I've also expressed the desire to manage, but talks with my manager about this have dead-ended. We are getting a new manager in my team's chain, but I was told they would be coming from outside the company. The sad part is our current lead is bad, really bad. He won't be moved or dismissed either. So despite leading several successful projects, I'll be stuck at senior. So, fuck it, I'm moving on.
- s73ver 9y ago>Our modern way is more dynamic and can be just as or even more secure, provided one has the discipline to save, invest & insure. Do that all you like, but the second you get a debilitating illness, that goes out the window.