Examples of Jobs
Jobs are typically used without positions by service industries where flexibility and organizational change are key features.
Software Industry
For example, XYZ Corporation has a director over the departments for developers, quality assurance, and technical writers.
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Recently, three developers have resigned from the company.
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The director decides to redirect the headcount to other areas.
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Instead of hiring all three back into development, one person is hired to each department, quality assurance, and technical writing.
In software industries, the organization is fluid. Using jobs gives an enterprise the flexibility to determine where to use headcount, because the job only exists through the person performing it. In this example, when the three developers leave XYZ Corporation, their jobs no longer exist, therefore the corporation has the flexibility to move the headcount to other areas.
