"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
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"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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Why would anybody want a "lifelong job". If thats all you aspire to, I
cant afford to hire you. As an employeer, nobody guarantees me a
lifelong job (I dont want one either). I pay well, but if you find
something you like better, and do not take it, you lose a lot in my
eyes even if it is about money. I encourage my people (except the
older ones) to be looking for some work they can do on their own so
that if things fall apart here they will have work. The ones that do
not take that opportunity drive me nuts.
Wal Mart seems ok for totally unskilled people.


Well, perhaps you couldn't afford to hire me.
I started in the sales department 42 years ago and worked my way up to
be
the president of the company. Not too bad for a "Lifelong job". My
daughter started working with the second largest bank in Canada and now
after 14 years, she is a vice-president. She wants to be president.
She
most likely will be some day. You probably couldn't afford to hire her
either.

You worked at the same company for 42 years. You did not hold the same job
for those 42 years. There is a big difference!


Exactly.

(BTW......not to put anybody down, but a title of "Vice President" at a
bank is sort of meaningless.......We recently completed a 250k s.f office
building for a subsidary of an international bank....there were over 100
"vice presidents' offices")