An America Bereft of Job Security

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True,one of the worries hitting everyone these days is job security.
Incidentally I came across a is a survey to know how secure my job is in the next 6 months.Found it in a website www.angstcorner.com .It's called Job Compass.Worth a visit!

Jayshree 4:22AM April 24, 2009

I think employees now a days are always looking for the next best thing because of what is stated. Employers have the ability to treat their employees like crap. When it comes to the different types of jobs out there the jobs that require little skill or little training will always be the least secure because employers find those employees very disposable. I think job security should be a personal goal for all individuals. But that involves increasing your value as an employee by training yourself with skills that will make you better than anyone else in that position. If you are the best at what you do then your employer won't want to get rid of you and if they do they will give you high recommendations.

Brandon Buttars of UT 4:05PM April 23, 2009

"Any workplace expert will tell you that some level of anxiety among workers is actually a good thing". Without definition of what "some level" means and what kind of "anxiety" we're talking about, this is the most empty-headed statement I've ever seen and totally unsubstantiated. WHAT "experts"?
We live in a culture since the election of Ronald Reagan that says two things:
1) If you work for any outfit that is "incorporated" (except your OWN company),
you are to sign in advance that you agree to be fired at any time for any reason or no reason. You remember voting for that "law"? Of course you don't. You didn't.
2) Tax cuts at the top end were created to spur, if possible, the elimination of YOUR job. The less they pay workers, the more they get to keep.
We need some new "workplace experts" (and you know it).

Muser of NM 1:14PM April 14, 2009