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Perhaps I'm being overdramatic, but there's a distinct experience I'm picturing. Joining the armed services is basically an all-inclusive package-- you enroll,
by hakfoo 5y ago
Perhaps I'm being overdramatic, but there's a distinct experience I'm picturing.
Joining the armed services is basically an all-inclusive package-- you enroll, and then everything is handled by them: they evaluate and grade you and figure out what training and job path to throw you on, and ship you out to where the job will be done.
In contrast, even for the civil service jobs which are "we'll hire anyone" desperate, there's no centralized onboarding process analogous to an Army recruiter. It's much more self-directed: you have to browse through a bunch of open listings, pick a job that's a reasonable fit to your background and skills, engage in a relatively complex and lengthy application process. There's also typically not going to be relocation or on-site housing, so the available jobs are limited to those in your backyard or ability to relocate.
This is inherently a lot less accessible, especially if we're trying to replace the sort of quick-and-rough hiring processes you see for low-skill positions: "walk over to the burger joint across the street from where you live and fill out the standardized form on the counter" or "visit the call centre which is constantly advertising same-day interview "job fairs"."
- kokanator 5y agoWe bemoan historical systems ( even some modern ) that require you to perform a certain job/duty because the ruling/authority/oppressor power tells you too. I guess in this case the individual 'believes' or has been convinced there are no better opportunities than to make themselves a servant of the state. Millions of people have traversed the globe including jungles, raging oceans, hostile territories, etc. leaving family and everything they know often believing they will most likely die for the simple chance they may reach our shores. It would seem that someone who is already here could take a bit more initiative than to limit their job search to the fast food restaurant across the street. I am simply stating that inferring an individual should abdicate their initiative and free will to the state because they simply are not capable of managing either seems more like bigotry by low expectations.
- hakfoo 5y agoIt's not just about those who can't hustle. It's those who don't want to devote their lives to it. Think of the people who say "I could make 300k at a FAANG by bouncing from firm to firm every two years, but I'd rather just settle down with one firm for the next 20 years, even if I only make 100k"... carry it to its conclusion and you get something that looks a lot like a guaranteed-employment program.