> once we've signed a multi-year contract making it difficult for you to fire me, I may not be inclined to work all that hard Right... Training, once paid for,

> once we've signed a multi-year contract making it difficult for you to fire me, I may not be inclined to work all that hard Right... Training, once paid for, is a "sunk cost." The decision to fire or retain an employee can't really be based on recovering costs associated with hiring the employee.