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That implies that an individual person has the same resources as a Company. If you just quit, it's assumed you know what you're doing. And I'm guessing you're p

by smtddr 13y ago

That implies that an individual person has the same resources as a Company. If you just quit, it's assumed you know what you're doing. And I'm guessing you're probably assuming a certain privilege that others may not have. If you're on HN, you probably are among the people who are paid well, have savings and can get another job in no more than 6 weeks. There are a lot of people out there who aren't as fortunate; who will be stricken with horrible-hardship if they're job just disappears. You quitting without warning won't harm a big corporation as a whole, but a bigcorp firing a person without warning has a chance of nearly destroying that person depending on what job and situation we're talking about. Especially in USA where health-insurance is connected to employment. A sudden dismissal can really cause someone to die.

CamperBob2 13y ago
That implies that an individual person has the same resources as a Company. No, just the same rights. "Privileges" should have no place in the law. Put another way, as an employer, why should I lose my rights of free association simply by partnering with one or more other people in a corporation?
- smtddr 13y ago
  Ah, then we simply cannot agree. The ability to exercise a right is just as important as the right itself. The sudden termination of a job is more difficult for the employee than the employer in almost all cases so the law should help balance that out. Either it's harder to fire people or the government needs to arrange for basic-income & healthcare for the unemployed.
  - smm2000 13y ago
    You should be able to get unemployment insurance for at least 6 month after you are fired - in most cases it's enough to find a new job. There is problem with very low cap on unemployment payout (~2k/month which is not enough to live in many parts of the country) that has to be fixed but otherwise it's not like you will starve the next day.

by smtddr 13y ago

CamperBob2 13y ago

That implies that an individual person has the same resources as a Company. No, just the same rights. "Privileges" should have no place in the law. Put another way, as an employer, why should I lose my rights of free association simply by partnering with one or more other people in a corporation?

smtddr 13y ago
Ah, then we simply cannot agree. The ability to exercise a right is just as important as the right itself. The sudden termination of a job is more difficult for the employee than the employer in almost all cases so the law should help balance that out. Either it's harder to fire people or the government needs to arrange for basic-income & healthcare for the unemployed.
- smm2000 13y ago
  You should be able to get unemployment insurance for at least 6 month after you are fired - in most cases it's enough to find a new job. There is problem with very low cap on unemployment payout (~2k/month which is not enough to live in many parts of the country) that has to be fixed but otherwise it's not like you will starve the next day.