[roenxi]

If you're already voluntarily switching jobs every 2-3 years, then nobody should care that Red Hat is forcing its employees to switch jobs every ... when was the last time they had a layoff, I dunno... years. It is barely an inconvenience.

[em-bee]

when you switch jobs voluntarily, then you can do the job hunting on the side and you can reject offers that are not obviously better than your current job.

when you get laid off then you may have to take the first offer that comes along, even if it pays worse because (at least in the US) many can't afford to be out of a job for long. in germany you have to take any offer that pays at least 80% of your current salary if you don't want to loose unemployment benefits.

getting laid off is a massive difference compared to switching jobs voluntarily.