American corporations hire workers right and left and build new plants all over whenever the market is bullish, in an attempt to maximize their profits. Yet once the tide shifts, they lay off workers simply to protect company profits. These laid-off workers have nothing to do with poor market conditions. American corporate executives are of the opinion that it is a corporate right to pursue maximum profits and that fired workers should be able to live on their savings. However, people do not work for wages alone.
Work has more meaning to most people than just as a means of subsistence.
A Japanese worker has a sense of mission in holding his job for his lifetime as well as supporting the corporation which provides him with meaning to his life. This may well not be the case in America. American workers may only expect a comfortable wage for their work. However, this attitude could change. People can easily develop loyalty to a group or to a company to which they belong, depending upon conditions and guidance provided.