Society is incredibly inconsistent on this point. If a CEO shit-cans 500 people who sacrificed future career prospects for the company and end up destitute, society say's that's capitalism and they need to learn to code in a month or something. If a stay at home wife gets "bored" and divorces her husband of 20 years, he commonly owes her a decade+ of alimony to "make up for the sacrifice and time to get on her feet" or some such.

As usual it's communism for the plebs and something entirely different for the capital wielding class.

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boplicity 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A job doesn't usually involve a lifetime contract. And if it does, the severance required had better be incredible.

Nobody should "sacrifice future career prospects" just for a job. And if they do, it's hard to blame the employer on this, especially considering the premise implies they had choice in the matter.

	▲	mothballed 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'm not sure how on earth you could consider marriage a lifetime contract when it's no-fault divorce at any second. The divorce process is at-will, though it takes some time to finalize.

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shwaj 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don’t think society is a monolith. Many of those who support your proverbial alimony are also against CEOs acting with impunity.

	▲	mothballed 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Sure, but the interest of "society" is what judges typically claim to represent when they bang that gavil. If you wish to change it to "the law of society" which is what "society" backs with violence, go for it.

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buran77 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> As usual it's communism for the plebs and something entirely different for the capital wielding class.

Bad example. Ask Bezos how much he paid his wife after the divorce.

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	▲	mothballed 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It's a good point, the counterpoint is, he really only had to cushion the post-association lifestyle of one of thousands whom became dependent on his amazon business, a tiny fraction. A typical pleb will be held to cushion the lifestyle of nearly everyone who depends on their paycheck if someone decides to terminate the relationship (usually, their spouse and kids -- in USA this doesn't extend to elderly parents though it does in some other countries).