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i look at my employer with the same adversarial eyes it does me. what is loyalty? is it in your employment contract? I'm exchanging some output my employer want

i look at my employer with the same adversarial eyes it does me. what is loyalty? is it in your employment contract? I'm exchanging some output my employer wants for cash. I have a problem as a 1 person business because i have only 1 customer. other people make the decision to go freelance or something and trade some of the conveniences i enjoy like not having to find new customers all the time, for other benefits like maybe its not so bad if a customer terminates their relationship. in my case i think I'm giving my customer great value and they probably don't want to change their vendor for a while. but I'm aware they can conceivably find better value elsewhere and am ready. like. why would macdonalds be devastated that i ate at bk or kfc? its just a monetary transaction. chill.

zepto 6y ago
A cog in a machine, performing an operation.
rileymat2 6y ago
I would tend to agree, but there is some asymmetry in the process. An employer expects 2 week notice to provide continuity, but employees do not have that same expectation. Obviously this is optional, but can stick with you if you need references.
- dudul 6y ago
  And an employee expects a few weeks severance when being let go. Whats the asymmetry?
- mjbeswick 6y ago
  I'm guessing that is in the US, as here in the UK no company would expect just two weeks notice!? My current contract is pretty typical requiring a months notice either way.
djsumdog 6y ago
> what is loyalty? I wrote an article on Loyalty a few years back while I was on an 11 month break: https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/society/loyalty/ https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/society/loyalty/ I'm not very 'loyal' to jobs, often trading for adventures every once in a while. It's a double edge sword; it's easier to get hired at places that really push the edge and want really motivated people. But not having more than 3 years at a single place does make it difficult when trying to find new jobs. At the same time, I'm paid at market value, where if I stayed at one place 10 years, I'd likely be at least 1/3 under market.

zepto 6y ago

A cog in a machine, performing an operation.

rileymat2 6y ago

I would tend to agree, but there is some asymmetry in the process. An employer expects 2 week notice to provide continuity, but employees do not have that same expectation. Obviously this is optional, but can stick with you if you need references.

dudul 6y ago
And an employee expects a few weeks severance when being let go. Whats the asymmetry?
mjbeswick 6y ago
I'm guessing that is in the US, as here in the UK no company would expect just two weeks notice!? My current contract is pretty typical requiring a months notice either way.

djsumdog 6y ago

> what is loyalty? I wrote an article on Loyalty a few years back while I was on an 11 month break: https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/society/loyalty/ https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/society/loyalty/ I'm not very 'loyal' to jobs, often trading for adventures every once in a while. It's a double edge sword; it's easier to get hired at places that really push the edge and want really motivated people. But not having more than 3 years at a single place does make it difficult when trying to find new jobs. At the same time, I'm paid at market value, where if I stayed at one place 10 years, I'd likely be at least 1/3 under market.