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Jobs in the private sector do not come with lifetime guarantees. If you have new jobs you could train them to do, great. Otherwise, give the people you will lay

• s73v3r_ 8y ago
  To any companies wondering why their employees jump ship at the drop of a hat, or why there's just no loyalty anymore, this attitude is it.
  • Spivak 8y ago
    Sure, but it's a cycle that is easy to fall into and hard to break now that we're here. Distrust begets distrust.
    • s73v3r_ 8y ago
      Then those with the power, the employers, can work to earn that trust.
      • mmt 8y ago
        This can't be over-emphasized, that, especially with no union, the power dynamic is immensely unbalanced. Even just the information assymetry is huge, since, despite recent innovations like Glassdoor, workers know very little about even each other's circumstances. The parent's comment use of the word "cycle" implies, by association with phrases like "cycle of violence", that there might be some equality or that both parties may be victims to some degree. In the face of such assymmetry, such a claim would be extraordinary, requiring a strong argument, more than just an implication.
• throwawayacct4q 8y ago
  No. As an engineer myself, this is exactly what I'm working to avoid. I know we could terminate, but these people have built careers and have deep knowledge of the systems and business, I'm not letting them go without at least giving them the choice to retrain.