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by madhancr 5733 days ago
OP has a point. In my previous job, when I looked around, it seemed like almost everyone seemed be to just coming to the job to get paid. In some pathetic cases, after seeing some really unhappy people dragging it for over a year, I have screamed silently - why don't they go find something else ?

This post makes a point, but its not to be taken literally.

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>> why don't they go find something else?

- Because the opportunity hasn't presented itself.

- Because s/he can't afford to quit a job when her/his spouse has just been laid-off.

- Because the car/house/dental treatment hasn't been paid-off.

- Because those students loans can not be deferred

- Because this company actually pays for the a good part of tuition, and requires that the employee stays for at least a couple of years after graduating.

- Because the person has already left four or five different jobs previously, so it's getting harder and harder to justify to an interviewer why the company should hire someone that can't stay at the same place for more than 18 months