We Are Spartacus!

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We are against term limits for politicians, believing it somewhat anti-democratic at best; it's like running your NBA team with rookies and then wondering why nobody can remember the plays and you are not winning championships. There is something to be said for apprenticeships, time spent learning, and skills built up on the job.

So we are even more appalled that a new casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey (beloved city of dreams) will impose term limits of four to six years on its employees. Not all employees. Certainly not management, just the front line staff. Those lucky folks will be forced to reapply for their positions, continually and presumably against younger fresher faces at the end of each period. Invariably by virtue of resetting employment, Revel (the ridiculous casino) is suggesting that skills on the job do not in fact matter. Why? Because you are firing all workers regardless of skill, and letting them Spartacus their way back into the job ring.

But again, not management. They will be fine, and on the job as long as necessary.

From bellhops to dealers, employees of the new casino — called Revel — will be hired for terms from four to six years. After that, they have to reapply for their jobs and compete against other candidates. Revel declined to make anyone available for an interview. In a written statement, the company asserts that its employment policy will help it "attract the most highly professional people who are inspired by a highly competitive work environment. 

(NPR)

It's these types of moves and made by those executives at the top that leave you just steaming as the workforce is turned into a united state of serfdom.