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[–] 33 points 16 hours ago* (3 children)

Sounds like the job market as a whole.

There’s no job loyalty but the employers expect it for some reason and decide that someone with 5 years experience will stay around longer than 25 years - though the reality isn’t that at all.

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  • [–] 21 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

    The job loyalty thing pisses me off so bad. I enjoy staying at a single company and was at my former one for nearly 5 years. That whole time though was spent fighting tooth and nail for a promotion to a position I was already acting as and then shortly after getting it, I got laid off without any remorse. I built half of their system and knew it inside and out but apparently that meant nothing

    I'm at a better company now doing much cooler stuff but I still think back to that and get angry again

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  • [–] 3 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

    Let the lesson to the younger generation be that if you have to fight for a promotion, go elsewhere and get it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 hours ago*

    Yeah... I graduated roughly ten years ago and can absolutely confirm. The cognitive dissonance corporations have is astonishing as they refuse promotions and do frequent layoffs while at the same time complaining that workers aren't loyal any more. Motherfucker I'd love to be loyal. Give me good pay, good benefits, and job security and I'll stick around until retirement*, fuck.

    *And MAYBE actually offer a retirement plan. Canada (and the US surely) need a huge union comeback

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