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0 pointsrossdavidh7y ago0 comments

One downside I see at many companies is that they have no internal jobs like this, to use as a test period for new employees. If you used to use the mailroom clerk (or whatever) position as a test bed to find out things like, does this person have a good work ethic? that cannot be determined in an interview or a resume, then outsourcing those positions is a problem.

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ghaff7y ago· 1 in thread

That's true. On the other hand, the "work your way up from the mailroom" model is somewhat predicated on an employment model where people may stay with the same employer for decades--or at least an extended period.

[ADDED: For professional jobs, internships and co-op jobs can provide a somewhat similar function.]

rossdavidhOP7y ago

True. The assumption of "we don't need/want long term employees" is also something that will be challenged if we see a prolonged period of labor scarcity. Of course, that's a big "if".

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