Ask YC: What kind of corporate structure would never fire people?

Re:Ask YC: What kind of corporate structure would never fire... by noonespecial on Friday January 09, 2009 @01:51AM (#426325)

You could just ask the French. The harder it is to fire employees, the harder it is to find a job in the first place.

At the limit, you would just reach a no hiring, no firing steady-state with a minimally functioning economy.

The only activity would be new companies hiring until they were overwhelmed by dead weight and companies going bust. (Wouldn't that be a little like firing everyone?) Strange and ponderous unintended consequences lie here!

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Re:Ask YC: What kind of corporate structure would never fire... by opticksversi on Friday January 09, 2009 @02:19AM (#426348)

The harder it is to fire employees, the harder it is to find a job in the first place.

Tenant-rights laws work the same way. The harder it is to evict tenants, the harder it is to get an apartment in the first place.

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