As a 20-something programmer in the United States, who's success at my job is dictated by my performance, something I have complete control over.....i'd have a hard time arguing that I have it rough compared to anyone else.
Here's a question: What if that French company requires the service of 5 full time janitors....yet currently employs 10 "unmotivated" programmers? What do you do with the other 5? I just don't think the scenario you describe here is quite the paradise it seems on the surface. I do my job, I expect other people at my company to do theirs. If they can't, or don't, or won't, I expect them to be replaced with someone who will. <snip> > As one example: I know a 20-something Frenchman who works for a major > French company as programmer and makes a modest salary. Yet he's able > to take 2+ months of vacation per year, his job is literally > guaranteed, his pay increases by 30% if he finishes his Masters which > the gov't is paying for and his company gives him paid leave to > pursue. In the summer he takes a month's vacation and goes skiing in > the Alps or rents a house in Spain. He lives in a modest apartment > and drives a small car, but otherwise he doesn't have much to worry > about since he can't be fired. > > Everyone always asks him how the company motivates him if he can't > really be fired. His response is that while the company must employ > him, it doesn't guarantee pay or position; that is, they could have > him cleaning bathrooms. > > I have a hard time arguing that he's got it rough compared to American > 20-something programmers. > <snip> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=35 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132711 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
