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Devil's advocate: there is an upside here. Come economic downturns, companies can mitigate layoffs by choosing not to renew contracts. It means that those who p
by fatjokes 9y ago
Devil's advocate: there is an upside here. Come economic downturns, companies can mitigate layoffs by choosing not to renew contracts. It means that those who planned for stability (full time employees) are more likely to get it, e.g., start a family, take out a mortgage, etc. Those expecting turbulence can avoid long-term commitments.
- hypersoar 9y agoSo the solution to lack of stability is to not allow some people to ever have it?
- mynameishere 9y ago"Devil's advocate" means taking an intentionally contrary view--not literally saying things that the devil himself would say.
- arkitaip 9y agoWe call that a libertarian POV.
- mdorazio 9y agoI'm failing to see how that's an upside at the wider economic level. If companies choose not to renew contracts, people are still getting laid off; they're just getting laid off from the contracted company instead of the company that terminated the contract. All you've done is shift layoffs onto people who, arguably, are the least able to deal with losing a job.
- notalawyer 9y agoYay! Then the companies (i.e. the executives) are fine and everyone else can just rot without a job.