I started my first job out of college today in 1984. At the time the social contract was that if you performed well you’d have a job for life. A few years later I heard Tom Peters say that people my age and younger would work for an average of six different employers during their career.
IBM laid off people for the first time in its history in 1993. I knew a lot of ex-IBMers. They were saddened but not surprised. The tech industry shuddered.
Thirty-six years later I’m working for my fifth employer. I’ve left two jobs and been laid off from two others. The days of lifetime employment ended about thirty years ago. I’m not sure if we’re entering into a new set of rules due to COVID-19 but today I’m glad to be employed and hope that I can stay where I am until I choose to retire.
Stay healthy and safe.
Another Sign of the Apocalypse
Song of the Day
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