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0 pointsactually_a_dog3y ago0 comments

Not terribly surprising, since companies have more or less refused to actually train anybody since the 80s or so.

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What’s the point of training people when there’s at will employment

"What if we train them, and they leave?" — "What if we don't train them, and they stay?"

"What if we only hire them if they are already trained?"

What's your alternative to at will employment? You know employment has always been at will in the US, and companies used to train people, right?

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0 pointsactually_a_dog3y ago0 comments

Not terribly surprising, since companies have more or less refused to actually train anybody since the 80s or so.

What’s the point of training people when there’s at will employment

"What if we train them, and they leave?" — "What if we don't train them, and they stay?"

"What if we only hire them if they are already trained?"

What's your alternative to at will employment? You know employment has always been at will in the US, and companies used to train people, right?

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