tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post1996387067848565109..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: Free Marketingblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-58325444903212220652009-04-18T14:50:00.000-07:002009-04-18T14:50:00.000-07:00I also wonder if there is some way of calculating ...I also wonder if there is some way of calculating how "portable" a person in their worklife. Perhaps you may have a special set of skills, where there are few jobs in what you do, but those few pay well. A worker who has worked for one company for a long time may have 'company specific' knowledge that doesn't really translate well to other companies even in the same field. Maybe if we could figure out some metric we could help people better than we do now.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327563444009264980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-30850249932608898522009-04-18T12:19:00.000-07:002009-04-18T12:19:00.000-07:00Interesting point, Ron.
I always treat jobs as te...Interesting point, Ron.<br /><br />I always treat jobs as termporary, so I think of them as being over at some point. (But I was fired once, and it was quite shocking.)blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-68921826246256804712009-04-18T07:26:00.000-07:002009-04-18T07:26:00.000-07:00I wonder if some of the problems we have with work...I wonder if some of the problems we have with work are that there are relatively few cultural touchstones related to it, especially losing a job. Losing a job is harsh, and an important thing, obviously. But unlike other forms of loss, we having no "explaining/comforting" rituals around it. When someone dies, you have a funeral. You're allowed a certain amount of "grieving." But a job loss? Hey, go get a new one, OK, 'cause we have bills to pay.<br /><br />Perhaps the lack of ritual indicates that we don't consider work that important? (wondering out loud)Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327563444009264980noreply@blogger.com