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[cerawallace]

Hey everyone! It's been quite a while, so I decided it was time for an update. The strikes/demonstrations here in France have partially shut down my university, which makes it a little harder for me to have internet access. Some of my classes seem to be canceled indefinately, while others are running pretty smoothly. It's wierd because some people

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[crysania4]

Thank you for this update! It makes me really understand what the issue is with these scheduled demonstrations. I didn't agree with what they were doing with the change, but this really makes me change my mind. 2-3 months and you have to keep someone for life? No way. You don't know what kind of employee they will be in that short of a period of time. I really don't think ANY job should have a "lifetime guarantee" on it. This is often what causes really bad professors at universities -- they get tenure (at most universities it's actually a 6-8 year process) and then start slacking off. Not all of them, mind you, but certainly a fair amount!

And Ireland...*sighs*...I can't wait to go! I look forward to hearing more on your Ireland visit!

[miyyu]

It's really interesting to hear about the situation with these riots from someone who is there. Talk about perspective.

[cerawallace]

haha, yeah, I'm here... but they're definately not riots... just scheduled demonstrations

[elisa62117]

Hey. Glad to hear everything is going somewhat well considering the situation...hehe

[cerawallace]

no problem, you're not being rude - just a difference of opinion. ;)
The fact is that there's something like 25% unemployment among this age group, and this law was actually passed to try to help that because employers are extremely wary of hiring young people with little or no work experience. This gives them a change to gain that experience, so even if they would be fired "for no reason", they would be better off than having just graduated and starting from scratch. But the fact is, I really don't think the employers are just sitting around waiting to fire these people. The students protesting here are looking for skilled 'professional' jobs for people with college degrees - not unskilled manual labor or factory work. Employers would definately be losing money to train an employee and then fire them and start again in another year (I believe the law, if it stays, will set the limit at one year, not two). It's definately not a perfect solution, but at least it would definately cut down the unemployment rate among young people.

[msjulietta]

Ah! Now I know why you were in France!