Job security
Individuals can influence their degree of job security by increasing their skills through education and experience, or by moving to a more favorable location.[citation needed] Minimal government intervention has helped the United States create an at-will employment system that applies across many industries.For example, in the aftermath of the dot com boom of 1997–2000, employees in the technology industry experienced a massive drop in job security and confidence.Employees worried about the potential career consequences of losing productivity and effectiveness while working from home owing to a lack of work-life balance.[13] Overseas outsourcing (sometimes called offshoring) may decrease job security for people in certain occupations such as telemarketers, computer programmers, medical transcriptionists, and bookkeeping clerks.[14] In India job security is high as Indian labour law make firing difficult for permanent employees.