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Originally Posted by Geckos_Rule

Speaking rather anecdotally as a 25 year old attorney, I never once thought about the fact that Texas has at-will employment (when it came to the decision of wanting to work in Austin), and I would wager a large amount that none of my law school classmates thought about it either. Many of them are indeed the "best and the brightest" and I don't think labor laws played even 1% into the choice of what firm to work for or what city to move to. Whereas a lack of state income tax, as well as pure salary amount amounted for about 75% of the "which city to I want to work in" decision. The other 25% is a mix of "how cool is this city" and availability of specific work in a specific area of law.

Just my 2 cents, but I wouldn't be surprised if this mindset is that of a number of other young people outside of the legal field as well. Many/most of my peers have never really thought about how their employer could fire them.

It really matters more to the employers. I've been a small business owner for more than 25 years. I have had to fire a few, not too many, but it was a pretty easy process. I said, that's it, your fired and off they went. Twice they filed a TWC file on me to collect unemployment due to wrongful termination, each time I won, when I showed evidence of theft, threatening other employees, no show for 2 days, that type of stuff.

It really puts your mind at ease to know it won't be too big of a hassle to get rid of a poison pill in your company.

I agree with you 100% about the 75% coming to A for money and 25% cool factor. As a real estate broker for nearly 20 years, I've heard that same line time and time again from people relocating here. If they are from the either coasts, they are astonished at what they can afford to rent/buy.

If they are from Topeka, they are astonished at what they can't afford to rent/buy.....as my father always said....everything is relative son. Ole Bean was right.