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Our homeowner's association required all residents to install new front porch lights by a certain date. I came outside and saw a 12 year old boy I didn't recognize from a different part of the townhouse complex struggling to install a neighbor's light. He knew all the right connections to make and how it went together yet was still struggling to do it by himself. I walked inside and got some picture/bailing wire and showed him to use it to hang the light while he connected the wires.

I just wanted to share the story b/c it gave me hope for the future. This lil dude printed up flyers and had 40+ jobs lined up b/c he printed flyers and underbid some local handyman. At $25 a pop for a job that takes you minutes once you know what you're doing... this kid is going places. Some other local guy wanted $30.

Our homeowner's association required all residents to install new front porch lights by a certain date. I came outside and saw a 12 year old boy I didn't recognize from a different part of the townhouse complex struggling to install a neighbor's light. He knew all the right connections to make and how it went together yet was still struggling to do it by himself. I walked inside and got some picture/bailing wire and showed him to use it to hang the light while he connected the wires. I just wanted to share the story b/c it gave me hope for the future. This lil dude printed up flyers and had 40+ jobs lined up b/c he printed flyers and underbid some local handyman. At $25 a pop for a job that takes you minutes once you know what you're doing... this kid is going places. Some other local guy wanted $30.

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entirely agree. during the great recession, I read many stories of employees that had stayed at company for 15-19 years were let go so they would not get pensions or extra benefits for staying 20 years.

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Yep. That doesn't surprise me.

Honestly though, I'm against government intervention in this stuff. If you want a pension, you should negotiate that at the start of your contract, not have it be something granted to you because government said so.

If you're good, it makes sense for a company to offer you a long term contract rather than short term, and it's up to those two parties to negotiate the terms of employment.