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jbellis 2 hours ago

Apparently this is an unpopular opinion on HN, but a job isn't an output that companies produce, it's an agreement to compensate an employee in exchange for services, and just as the CEO shouldn't take it personally when one leaves to go work elsewhere, nobody needs to act like it's some kind of invidious social contract violation when the company no longer needs some of those services. In other words: resignation and termination are ordinary exercises of each's right to reallocate its resources.

(I am making a normative claim, not a descriptive one; I am aware that that both CEOs and laid-off employees do in fact take it personally at times.)

vladms an hour ago | parent [-]

I think depends on the culture/country.

In the US definitely the agreements are more flexible.

In Europe (and probably elsewhere) I feel that the expectation was (at least some years ago) that once you join a company the relation is stronger.

Each variation has pluses and minuses, for companies and individuals.

SoftTalker an hour ago | parent [-]

Humans are tribal creatures, and joining a company and working with the same people every day creates bonds, a feeling of loyalty, and feelings of betrayal and unease when told they no longer belong.