Job Security Doesn't Exist

I don't get the employee mindset of expecting an employer to look after you.

I didn't get my first employee job until I was 18, and I sacked my boss when I was 21. Three years as a wage-slave was really long enough for me.

Particularly during the current economic climate, more and more people are being made redundant and realising that their job security has been a myth all along.

A while ago, a friend who had just been made redundant for the second time within months started talking about how they really needed to win the lottery.

Now, that really annoys me because it's a lazy way of thinking - the only possible way you could replace your (not that great, in his case) income is by winning the lottery? O RLY?!

So I had a talk with him about looking into other options to make some money. This was just before Christmas and he had absolutely no money to his name so couldn't buy gifts for his young relatives.

Do you know what this guy told me in response to me suggesting he should have a more sturdy Plan B than winning the lotto?

"Thanks but I'll just wait for another job, it's more secure."

More secure?!

Hello?! You've just been made redundant for the second time, and you are still placing your financial future in an employer's hands?

It made no sense to me.

Please, realise for your sake and the sake of your family that there is no job security. Take responsibility for your income, and get a stronger Plan B than winning the lottery!