Career management: take-overs, downsizing, and the stress
In an era of mergers, take-overs, downsizing, and the stress associated with 70+ hour work weeks, why might an employee have the the new "mercenary employment philosophy" that says "..I'm a full time consultant and my current full time employer just happens to be my biggest client right now..." Thus, this mercenary philosophy ends ongoing formal ties with an employer that has traditionally existed and empowered the "psychological contract" replacing those ties with a "I can leave this company anytime I want philsophy."