In the US you have no such guarantee, it&#x27;s completely at the pleasure of your employer.<p>I could walk into work this morning, get laid off, and escorted out of the building without notice.  That&#x27;s it, done, no more salary.  To make it even worse, you also lose the subsidized health insurance.  My employer pays about 60% of the cost for my family, so my monthly premiums would jump from $800 to nearly $2000 a month at the same time my income drops to near zero.<p>Sure there&#x27;s unemployment payments, but they&#x27;re usually only a fraction of your previous salary, and are often capped to a maximum by your individual state.<p>Welcome to capitalism ;)