[CindyDawg]

I'm sorry. I just saw your post. Absolutely. Good employees should not have to worry about job security as they age. I don't see this problem much though. Retention on the other hand... Now the first thing some people want to know is how much are you going to pay me before they even know anything about the job. A better deal comes around and they are gone. My grandmother used to tell me how people fought for jobs during her time. I don't see it nowdays.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Yes, I quite agree with your observations. Though I do see the older (seasoned?) employees being laid off where I work (a fortune 100 company).

When I mentioned business ethics, I meant that to go both ways. As you said, employees now view each job as a two-year stint, there for the money and the resume enhancer and will be gone with the next better deal.

Only a few decades back a man got a job (in the single-worker family model) and was fairly sure he'd be there for life. A combination of the lure of profits in the short term and a desire for a higher salary have broken down the trust and ethics of both sides of the employment agreement. It's a shame, really.

[ladyjane]

Good employees should not have to worry about job security as they age.

They shouldn't have to worry, but it's reality.

I have some friends who were laid off when their jobs were shipped to India. They were good. They were so good they were the last to be let go. They had to help train their replacements.

Those jobs won't come back to their home state. If they move they'll easily get jobs but moving is difficult sometimes.