"JimH" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"JimH" wrote in message
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It is not uncommon to move from company to company during your climb up
the job status or pay increase ladder. The days of sticking around with
one company your entire lifetime died in the 1960's.


Which, BTW, is the other side of the story that Harry doesn't speak to in
his routine anti-corporation rhetoric.
A company typically invests in a new employee, particularly during the
first year or so before he/she has acquired all of the skills and
knowledge to have a positive influence on the bottom line.

The 60's-70's trend towards mobility in one's career, often leveraging
experience and knowledge gained at one company for higher pay or status
at another has now become very commonplace. Why is loyalty to employees
by the company expected but not employee loyalty to the company?

Eisboch


Which came first........the chicken or the egg?

If an employee hits a glass ceiling with pay increases or promotions why
not try to better himself by searching the market? Heck, they could be
history the next day due to any number of reasons.

After employees have seen layoffs and sites being shut down they really
have no choice but to keep their options open and better themselves if the
opportunities arise. Loyalty to any company is dead and the corporations
caused it.


And 40 years ago anybody who held more than 2 or 3 different jobs in their
career by choice was considered a loser.

The current trend is to obtain employment in a particular business sector,
learn all you can about it, it's markets and maybe even it's customer base,
then quit and start up a competing business. People who do this usually
get their asses sued, as they should.

Eisboch