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Originally Posted by carpetmojo
How realistic is this "easy" choice of where to work thing though ?
Even if true, it may be for another job in the same situation, or in a worse set of conditions, or simply a horrible job.
It's usually possible anywhere to get some kind of a job - but will it be a job you might want to do, be safe to do, or with decent working conditions and standards ?
The " there's no problem, 'they' can always get another job" mantra doesn't work with me I'm afraid - especially in these straitened times.
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The choice is very realistic. Well paid jobs with decent conditions are waiting. Ready to sue the employers for the slightest infraction. And these days workers are winning most of the cases.
Go to South China now. Hungry lawyers are waiting at the factory doors. And now workers are winning the majority of complaints. Working on an assembly line is no picnic. But the conditions are clean, safe, and quite pleasant. I often have lunch in the factories and speak the local language. Workers feel empowered, in control of their lives.
And for those that don't like factory work there are plenty of service jobs.