Two jobs are advertised in the newspaper, one by the state government and the other by a fairly young, private company. The jobs appear to be the same in terms of work, salary and benefits. The only difference is that the state government job offers lifetime employment while the private company offers "employment at will," which means that you can be fired or laid off at any time. Which job is likely to have more applicants?

Danilo has been working for metropolitan taxi for three months. he expected that his job would be to drive around the city, pick up fares, and drop them off at their desired locations, but in his first few days on the job he realized that the job entails much more. he must keep his taxi cab clean and neat, and some days he will be stationed at the shop and go to people's houses to pick them up and bring them to the local airport. within a few months, he has learned that taxi drivers often express frustration with the people they call "civilians"—that is, non–taxi drivers, whose driving skills they complain about incessantly. in his first few months on the job, describes what danilo is undergoing.