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Originally Posted by nik-
A lot of people here have seen a lot of these people losing their jobs for years now. Those comments are still dickish, but there's been thousands upon thousands dealing with what your friend is dealing with and a lot of the same flippancy came their way too.
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Yeah, I get that, and definitely don’t think it was right. I was kind of hoping those same people had some helpful advice.
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Originally Posted by BigNumbers
Why should a front-line employee, in this day and age, feel a right to job security regardless of being in the employ of a public or private enterprise? I'd love to understand that rationale?
A public sector employee already makes over 10 percent more than an equivalent private sector employee. Add on the pension and this apparent 'right' to job security and, wow, maybe I should join the public service!!  |
Again, no reason to be a dick. This is a person worried about losing their job if there are cuts made, and the fear (though, seems to be a little unfounded) is that cuts are coming soon. It’s not about a “right” to job security. Cuts happen, they seem to understand that, it’s that the likelihood of cuts to them has gone up and gotten closer.
I appreciate the need to make this some rant about public sector workers for you, but maybe not the best time or place.
If I had phrased the question “my friend is in a industry that’s gotten really rocky and is worried about losing their job, what should I say?” would you be better able to provide useful advice?
But thanks again to GGG and Estrada for their responses, I don’t think it made them feel better, but at least I have them something!