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If it's at-will employment, then by definition it's not slavery. And it's not a de-facto slave system either. Programmers are in extremely short demand, so lea
by gm 15y ago
If it's at-will employment, then by definition it's not slavery.
And it's not a de-facto slave system either. Programmers are in extremely short demand, so leaving a job you are uncomfortable with is very highly feasible.
- orbitingpluto 15y agoTime to roll out a 170 year old joke. Slavery might not be that bad. If your employer owned you then they would at least have some incentive to take care of you.
- Karunamon 15y ago>If it's at-will employment, then by definition it's not slavery. I don't think it's possible to convey how hard I just rolled my eyes over text. This is utterly false. "At will" for the great majority of people refers not to their right to go work elsewhere at a moment's notice, but at their employer's right to fire the employee for no reason whatsoever. Considering the still poor shape of the job market, and with the rising cost of living, it is very possible for an unscrupulous employer to basically blackmail you into staying at a bad or abusive job.
- gm 15y agoNo it's not. Not for programmers. But, whatever.