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> I've never had to take a long unpaid break

The reader is expecting you to say, "because I only work for employeers with good working conditions", but...

> because I don't stick around long enough to burn out.

Well, ok, but how old are you, and do you believe that this strategy of musical chairs will continue to work for the rest of your life? It's a marathon, not a sprint.

> If they did working conditions would be across the board better.

Why do you think so? How exactly is that going to happen? What's the incentive to improve working conditions when employees just leave quickly, on purpose? Again, you didn't even claim that your new jobs have good working conditions.



It's not musical chairs. My average tenure is somewhere around 5 years. I've worked at companies for 7+ years without burning out or getting close to it. So yeah, I think it's a sustainable pace for quite a while. I'm also not a spring chicken anymore. I have 5 adult children.

    Why do you think so? How exactly is that going to happen? What's the 
    incentive to improve working conditions when employees just leave quickly, 
    on purpose? Again, you didn't even claim that your new jobs have good 
    working conditions.
Most of my jobs have had great working conditions. The few jobs that were short tenure were the ones that didn't. The incentive is that high turnover is harmful. Successful companies should look to keep people around for longer than a year. If they want to keep me for 5 or more then they'll have to provide an environment that I'll be willing to stick around for. There are companies that have done that and we have both benefited as a result. If enough people realize that they are valuable employees and treat their employer relationship that way I believe it can change the landscape.

If you think it's hopeless and you aren't a valuable employee in the companies eye then that turns into a self fulfilling prophecy.




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