On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:37 PM, Stuart Jansen <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
No, no. Absolutely. For the sake of brevity I just simply implied a "better offer". Pay is just one factor that an employee may consider when choosing between two or more employers. The point is just that if you're dream job opened up (be it a dream due to pay, or position, or location, or culture, familiarity, comfort, or any number of criteria), you'd quickly broom your existing job like you did your 7th grade girlfriend. And you'd be 100% justified in doing so. My point is just to suggest that we're no more or less noble than our employer. I'm painting with a broad brush, but so are those critics of employers. Not all employers see their employees as "disposable assets", just the same as not every employee would abandon their post for a 5% raise from a competitor. But just to "keep it real", my employer owes me nothing--NOTHING--more than pay for the work I've currently done. -Bryan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
