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0 pointsbassman90005y ago0 comments

So in a way people go to work for reasons other than simply the salary.

This is critical. Most people think passion first, then you'll find the perfect job, and it's not always like that. You may need to work for a while in order to find what you truly are good at, and enjoy.

For that to happen, though, there needs to be reduced red tape and taxes, so switching jobs is easy and affordable for both parties.

UBI torpedoes this: it means higher taxes, and reduces the incentives to look for a better job.

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mkl955y ago· 1 in thread

It cannot be stressed enough how limited job mobility is here when compared to somewhere like the US.

As a personal anecdote, I have been threatened with legal action by two CEOs when I gave them my notice. The first time it was because I mentioned that I was interviewing for positions at local competitors, the second time it was because I gave them a week's notice instead of two weeks, even though I wasn't required to give them any notice. It is that ridiculous.

bassman9000OP5y ago

This will sadly ring so many Spaniard bells. I was told, upon giving my first job's two week notice, that I'd never find a better job and that I was wasting a lifetime opportunity.

But that's because employers know mobility is close to none when no one wants to risk moving, so they're emboldened by the asymmetric relation. Fun fact: this was a large consulting company with its own union, aside from the national and local ones. Never heard or saw any of their doings.

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