Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : ACMEBBS
From : Gamgee
Date : Fri Jul 15 2022 08:12:00

-=> ACMEBBS wrote to Margaerynne <=-

 >  By the time I hit the job market, it was already understood that you were
 > expected to beg for a job, and your position
 >  was always unstable. Those who did stay would be rewarded with
below-inflati
 > raises, while those who left would see  a sizeable pay bump. It sounds
cynica
 > but it hasn't exactly been disproven in my experience.

 >  I could go on and on (we all could!), but it boils down to companies
expecti
 > loyalty while not internally promoting.
 >  None of the companies I've worked for have hired internally at rates worth
 > sticking around for, while also shelling
 >  out for outside help. Or, god forbid, contractors.

 AC> The one thing I've learned I wish I never would have had to learn
 AC> is: Good jobs never last...but bad jobs never end. Have said
 AC> before...which one is different...feel like being in a prison &
 AC> being abused or not having a job lined up when you're let go?

I must say that my experiences have been different than the above.  Have 
I just been lucky, or was it something else?  I'm nearing retirement, 
and have only had two jobs my entire life (not counting 
teenage/highschool type jobs as a youngster).  The first I stayed with 
for 28 years (US Navy) and loved every minute of it.  The second one for 
16 years and love it also.  It's a technical/engineering job (I maintain 
linear particle accelerators in medical facilities) and I will be here 
until I do retire.  Great pay, great boss, zero chance of getting layed 
off, great colleagues, expense account, occasional travel, company 
vehicle, and more.  What's not to like?  So... as to the above "Good 
jobs never last..." - that is simply not true.  :-)



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