[tombert]

I'm not an economist, but I have heard that there's an argument to be made the easy firing also makes it so that it's easier to hire too, so it creates more jobs.

That's one of those things that sounds like bullshit, so I don't know that I believe it, but that's what I've heard anyway.

[Izkata]

The other part is that at-will goes both ways: you can just walk out of a bad job with no legal repercussions. Not always the best idea due for social/professional ones, though.

[oblio]

That argument is definitely BS, though.

What do you think happens in the most restrictive labor market in Europe? We're not slaves. There is a short notice period, usually 1 month or even shorter (notice periods for companies are longer, usually double or longer).

And if it's a bad job people just phone it in, take medical leave, etc during their notice period.

Hardly the end of the world to last 1 month.