atw: Job security: was Eurrgh

Couldn't agree more.

I was a perm at a well known international software company with another 
writer. During my four month stay we moved in to one of the poshest new 
office buildings in Sydney, were visited by the American CEO and flunkies, 
and had our research department (us-- the other section was sales) opened 
by no less than the Minister for Science.

Move on four short weeks from that grand opening... We completed a major 
release on a Friday, the last day of the month, after months of toil, 
including numerous we-are-all-in-this-together videoconferences with 
colleagues in Singapore and the USA, 'we are here for the long run' 
meetings and 'what a great future we have' emails.

The next Monday half of us were fired. The rest were told they had six 
months employment (for post-implementation cleanup) during which their pay 
was nigh on doubled as an incentive not to walk.

High security for lower pay? That 'security' better be in writing.

Garry

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