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No one is so good that they can't be laid off. The entire point of the way production is practiced is to ensure that labor fungible. To think otherwise is an ex
by heavyset_go 4y ago
No one is so good that they can't be laid off. The entire point of the way production is practiced is to ensure that labor fungible. To think otherwise is an exercise in ego stroking.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoYou are a mercenary. Who you work for and the work itself are inconsequential, and you could be out the door at a moment's notice. It is not a family, and the job is never going to love you back. Do not get emotionally invested. You will suffer. It is not about being good. Good people (exceptional people even) get laid off and fired too. Rather, be "So Prepared You Head To The Pub and DGAF, The New Gig Starts Monday." Low burn rate, substantial emergency fund, robust retirement and investment accounts, being able to negotiate from a position of power, professional network to rely on, etc.
- heavyset_go 4y agoYup, that's mentality I take. I'm aware of how precarious employment is and prepare as if my paycheck from one client/employer is my last from them. Watched way too many people suffer who thought otherwise, I'm not going to make that same mistake.
- gitfan86 4y agoSales people are the exception to this. If a salesperson has a 10M deal that he is about to close within the next 6 months, it is a really bad idea to fire him, since he will probably tell the customer that your company isn't that great.
- heavyset_go 4y agoEvery employment contract I've signed, or that I can at least remember, stipulated that you can be sued if you interfere with their client relationships after leaving. Agree with you that it's a bad idea to axe liaisons while deals are going through, but at the same time clients agreeing to deals at that stage will probably still see them through despite their sales contacts leaving.