On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 16:27 -0700, Bryan Sant wrote: > I don't understand this double-standard that we hold where the > employer should bend-over backwards to be "loyal" to us, but we > reserve the right to abandon them the moment we find a better offer, > or simply feel like quitting to collect unemployment/welfare.
What double standard? Not everyone takes a totally mercenary approach to employment. Size of paycheck is far from the only variable when a person decides how long to stay with a company. Enjoying the work, having a good relationship with management and coworkers, convenient location, convenient hours, gratitude for past recognitions, a set of shell scripts to fully automate all responsibilities--all of these can contribute to a sense of loyalty. Loyalty to and identification with a company may be maladaptive in many situations, but I don't think it's a bad thing. So long as one is careful picking employers, it can lead to a lot more satisfaction than a fat paycheck. After all, if we all only cared about money, we'd probably be Java programmers instead. ;-) -- "XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't using enough of it." - Chris Maden /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
