Comments on: Who else things workplace Internet use is about to shoot up? http://onestackmind.com/2006/04/25/who-else-things-workplace-internet-use-is-about-to-shoot-up/ My LIFO and Times Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:25:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Robin S. http://onestackmind.com/2006/04/25/who-else-things-workplace-internet-use-is-about-to-shoot-up/#comment-4360 Robin S. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:41:29 +0000 http://onestackmind.com/?p=660#comment-4360 Actually, unless I have a formal contract that defines exactly what my duties are very precisely, I'd rather have at-will employment than anything else. Except for contracted employment, I'm not aware of any system that gives the employee any sort of rules about when or why they're allowed to leave a job, so putting those sorts of rules on a business, telling them who they can and can't fire, and for what reasons, seems even worse to me, because it's the worst of both worlds for businesses. That might be fine if one assumes that businesses are, by definition, evil, but I can't bring myself to accept that. Actually, unless I have a formal contract that defines exactly what my duties are very precisely, I’d rather have at-will employment than anything else.

Except for contracted employment, I’m not aware of any system that gives the employee any sort of rules about when or why they’re allowed to leave a job, so putting those sorts of rules on a business, telling them who they can and can’t fire, and for what reasons, seems even worse to me, because it’s the worst of both worlds for businesses. That might be fine if one assumes that businesses are, by definition, evil, but I can’t bring myself to accept that.

]]> By: Shinzou http://onestackmind.com/2006/04/25/who-else-things-workplace-internet-use-is-about-to-shoot-up/#comment-4353 Shinzou Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:29:39 +0000 http://onestackmind.com/?p=660#comment-4353 The whole concept of at-will employment is a scary one if you really think about it. The employee has the ability to quit at any time without reason, and the employer has the ability to fire at any time without reason. So basically, your career or business (depending on to which party you belong) is relying on the good judgment of someone else. That's the truly scary part. The whole concept of at-will employment is a scary one if you really think about it. The employee has the ability to quit at any time without reason, and the employer has the ability to fire at any time without reason. So basically, your career or business (depending on to which party you belong) is relying on the good judgment of someone else. That’s the truly scary part.

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