atw: Re: Eurgh...
- From: "Naomi Kramer" <nomesk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:28:02 +1000
Stuart,
I agree completely.
- Naomi
On 20/10/06, Stuart Burnfield <sburnf@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is there such a thing as high job security job these days?
I suspect the gap between having a 'high-job-security' job
and having no job could be as little as two weeks.
You need to be careful when trading off something concrete
($X less per week) for something intangible (fairly secure).
As a thought experiment, imagine trying to pin down what
the extra job security involves:
- job is guaranteed for 3 years/1 year/less?
- employer guarantees 6 months notice of termination/2 months/less?
If the employer can't make any guarantees like these (and they
probably can't), then you're trading off real money for someone's
personal assurance of a firm intention.
Stuart
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Is there such a thing as high job security job these days? I suspect the gap between having a 'high-job-security' job and having no job could be as little as two weeks.
You need to be careful when trading off something concrete ($X less per week) for something intangible (fairly secure). As a thought experiment, imagine trying to pin down what the extra job security involves:
- job is guaranteed for 3 years/1 year/less? - employer guarantees 6 months notice of termination/2 months/less?
If the employer can't make any guarantees like these (and they probably can't), then you're trading off real money for someone's personal assurance of a firm intention.
Stuart
- atw: Eurgh...
- From: Naomi Kramer
- atw: Re: Eurgh...
- From: Stuart Burnfield