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http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9934771

by axiom • 19 years ago

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fauigerzigerk• 19 years ago

Does that include public sector workers? If so, countries with a large public sector will show long average tenures even if the rest of the economy is based on hire and fire principles.

eduardoflores• 19 years ago

Americans, do you consider this a strength or a weakness of your economy?

ivankirigin• 19 years ago

A huge strength. A ability to leave a job easily, or to be fired easily, is also the ability to get a job easily.

Closed systems don't allow for mobility. Guaranteed employment, from a company's perspective, adds huge barriers to hiring.

In high tech, this is doubly true.

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