Well, there are social contracts, and if you violate them, there are repercussions. There are many social contracts tied to the word 'employee'. Expectation of

Well, there are social contracts, and if you violate them, there are repercussions. There are many social contracts tied to the word 'employee'. Expectation of livable vage. Expectation of stability. I liked the way patio11 once explained it (I think, and definitely am paraphrasing): "If you employ people and business is good, you get all of the profits and only owe them their wage. If business is bad, you still owe them their wage." I am concerned that many companies are trying to weasel out of this unspoken contract. I remember McDonalds document specifying that they assume their employees have second jobs. Or that many game companies fire their QA teams every time a game is shipped. Like, I get the incentive, I just don't like it. To be honest, I wouldn't miss Tesla or Space X if it turns out they can't manage their employees.