Wild idea. There is no guarantee a job will exist in perpetuity and employers might not like the person the job was sold to. What happens if the purchaser is fired a month after purchasing the job? 

I don't think any employer is going to agree to a long term contract with someone they have never seen work before so how much is a job that might not exist in a month worth?

Great for lawyers. 

grayruby

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What if the job market was a true market, where jobs could be bought by the highest bidder? An intriguing thought experiment. Applicants would seek financing and apply to purchase an entry-level job, say, from someone ready to trade upwards in their career — similar to how the housing market works now. Recruiters become brokers. A great system for job-holding incumbents, terrible for everybody else 