[dfwgator]

Let's talk about entitlement. Companies think they are entitled to have you available 24/7 through email and pagers and laptops. They think they are entitled to know what you do on your non-work hours. And they think they are entitled to dump you at a whim to hire a bunch of cheaper labor offshore.

The bottom line is, we are all free agents, whether we like it or not, and you better be prepared to continually sell yourself to many different companies over the span of your career.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"The bottom line is, we are all free agents, whether we like it or not, and you better be prepared to continually sell yourself to many different companies over the span of your career."

Well said! I like your style and willingness to say what the younger generation needs to hear to succeed. I've had four distinct and different "careers" to date over my 30-year span of working for a living. If a person can't think outside the box, stay flexible, live beneath their means so they're not TIED to a paycheck, educate themselves and learn to exploit their own special talents and gifts, they deserve a cr@ppy job that's "beneath" them.

Reading list for anyone that's interested:

"Do What You Love...The Money Will Follow"

"Making a Living Withot a Job"

ANY book by Barbara Sher

"The Pathfinder"

And a hundred other great titles here:

http://www.investinyourselfbooks.com (No affiliation, I just like their selections.)

[Mr. Nobody]

Your #6 - Dead on. I preach those exact concepts all the time.

[NittanyLion]

The bottom line is, we are all free agents, whether we like it or not, and you better be prepared to continually sell yourself to many different companies over the span of your career.

Darn right. Loyalty is a two way street.