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That is a real interesting point, contracting out limits your ability to "work your way up," a big company. I am a huge proponent of mobility, especially inter-

That is a real interesting point, contracting out limits your ability to "work your way up," a big company. I am a huge proponent of mobility, especially inter-organizational mobility rather than intra-organizational mobility, but your point stands. Having the ability to move up in your organization and up outside of your organization gives the worker more choices and makes organizations actually work harder to do right by the worker. I think contracting out still can fit in this, but I am glad I read your point. It will be interesting to think through.

zsmi 5y ago
> That is a real interesting point, contracting out limits your ability to "work your way up," a big company. Those times are gone. People don't stay at a company for 30 years and get a pension anymore. https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-long-should-an-employee-stay-at-a-job-2059796 https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-long-should-an-employe... "The median number of years that employees have worked for their current employer is currently 4.1 years, according to an Economic News Release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics." Certainly internal transfers have some advantages over external candidates, but I think most of those are shared by contractors who have been working internally. I'm all for protecting workers, including contractors, but given the nature of modern business I'm not convinced "the company" is the right mechanism for that. Also, keep in mind the average age of a company was 61 years, now it's 18. https://www.imd.org/research-knowledge/articles/why-you-will-probably-live-longer-than-most-big-companies/ https://www.imd.org/research-knowledge/articles/why-you-will...