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One example that comes to my mind: I had my first job in 1974. The expectation back then was that if you wanted to leave your job, you always gave at least two weeks notice.

I'm slow so it took me a very long time to realize how ridiculous this was. If the company was going to lay you off, they never gave you any notice at all. You were just told not to come to work the next day.

So this is not just about current economic circumstances. It's about an imbalance of power that has been going on a long time.



> I had my first job in 1974. The expectation back then was that if you wanted to leave your job, you always gave at least two weeks notice.

Why do you think that was? Expectations don't just arise out of nothing. In 1974, there was more job security and less frequent layoffs.

> I'm slow so it took me a very long time to realize how ridiculous this was.

Alternatively, it wasn't originally ridiculous, but the economic conditions slowly changed to make it ridiculous.

> It's about an imbalance of power that has been going on a long time.

Of course things didn't change overnight. I never said they did.




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