This is what gives rise to "quiet quitting" and other factors leading to "worker shortages". Employers now blatantly don't care about their workers. Screw 'em. Exploit 'em. If times get tough, lay 'em off. Make them stay home. Make them come in. Who cares what the workers think???
And then companies are shocked that workers have no loyalty and just focus on the money and don't think too much about their own contribution to the work. As long as the paychecks keep coming, it's all good.
Hey, we're all out for Number One, aren't we?
Exactly. Anyone who expresses the opinion that there’s no reason to care about how employees feel is just telling you that they are unqualified to ever be in a management role.
When I first started working in 1999 I was loyal to my company and it did “earn” that - during the 2001 slack period no one got fired, but the top management all took paycuts.
That changed in 2004 with new MBA management.
And my attitude changed when, in 2002-2004 I met folks from IBM who had that “company loyalty” - with 20 to 40 years invested in IBM, lower salaries than job jumpers, completely loyal to big blue — they were fired with no concern.
Being loyal to a company is just stupid - you can be loyal to a person, but the company is just there to pay you for your skills.
you need to remember you work for one company - the company of YOU. Train yourself, give yourself rest periods, upskill yourself and keep that CV constantly out there.