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The author linked to an article in his story: "To a certain degree, Slim has been applying this train of thought to his own businesses. According to the Financ
by ohmyiv 11y ago
The author linked to an article in his story:
"To a certain degree, Slim has been applying this train of thought to his own businesses.
According to the Financial Times, Slim's phone company Telmex has implemented a system where workers on a collective labor contract who joined the company in their late teens can retire before they reach 50, and can continue to work for full pay four days per week."
While he could probably be doing more, he is working on it.
- mgkimsal 11y agoThank you. My question was intended seriously, but probably came across sarcastically. FWIW, it still feels like 'not enough', but if he is pushing things in that direction, that's definitely a good sign. I didn't see the linked article before.
- vacri 11y agoWorking for three decades continuously for one company in the prime of your life to "retire" (scare quotes intended) at 80% hours for normal pay is a pretty half-arsed attempt at addressing the spirit of the concept.
- onion2k 11y agoThat strikes me much more as a policy to retain employees and stop competitors getting access to that wealth of experience more than anything else. I imagine someone whose been working for a telco (especially in Mexico where technology probably isn't cutting edge in many places) for 30 years is very valuable to the business, so stopping them leaving is important.
- greggyb 11y agoWhy can only one party benefit from a decision or policy? This sounds like a pretty mutually beneficial arrangement to me.