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> A lot of young people in France are on short-term contracts, precisely because long-term employees are hard to fire. Having a long-term contract where you c
by realusername 9y ago
> A lot of young people in France are on short-term contracts, precisely because long-term employees are hard to fire.
Having a long-term contract where you can be fired at-will any day is effectively the same as cumulating short-term contracts, so instead of a lot of people on short-term contracts, you just have everybody (100%) on short term contracts.
- greglindahl 9y agoThat's not the case in the US: employees have a lot more protection if they're a part of a "protected class". And, surprisingly enough, it works pretty well. I, personally, have a limited ability to be a part of a protected class, but that appears to work out ok for people like me. I've been fired once, and I got a better job as a result.
- chefkoch 9y ago> I've been fired once, and I got a better job as a result. I'm not sure that's the way it works if your a 49 year old customer care agent from omaha.
- nicolas_t 9y agoThere is one big difference. If you have a long term contract in the US where you can get fired at will, you can still get a mortgage. If you're cumulating short term contracts in France, no bank will agree to let you get a mortgage or will make it very difficult. This creates an underclass of people who are unable to buy their own house because of the employment situation