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Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief
You are going to feel less connected to your job and company if you work remotely. It's just true. Some of my best memories are working with friends at a fortune 500 company right out of college. Great times and I worked hard for the company, as you should, because I agreed to the pay. Most employees prefer more pay in today's job hopping world than a defined benefit retirement/pension plan. This allows them to contribute to a 401k and that money is theirs. If a person saves appropriately, they would be able to purchase lifetime income at retirement that most likely would be similar to what a pension plan would be, but would have more flexibility to make those decisions. If pension plans were offered, the employer would have to pay less in salary, and this is not appealing to the current workforce. This isn't the big bad employer attacking workers. This is the employer's reaction to the current hiring marketplace.
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People job hop more and feel less connected to their jobs for many reasons.
1. As previous mentioned. Pay is stagnant if you don't move positions. Employers like to start people low and give them 3-5% raises every year. Which does not keep up with the market. So if you don't move positions every 2 years you are losing potential income.
2. Employer loyalty. Younger generation has learned that lay offs are always around the corner. It is all about the profit margin or stock price. You're employer will lay you off the minute it looks good for their bottom line. Why do you need to feel some sort of obligation or loyalty to your employer when they will show you none.
3. New age thinking. My dad will work until he dies. He will never have enough for retirement. This guy has put in 60-80 hours a week his entire life. Started working when he was 15. I don't want to live to work. The pay off just isn't there and they keep moving back the retirement age. Saying social security will collapse before I even get there.
My first thought when I saw this article is good. People really should only be putting in 40 hours a week. Work hard in life but damn our time here is short. You need to have a life outside of work and enjoy it.