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Your employer isn't the most important person in your life. Who cares if taking care of yourself makes you a better employee (it might not). Your life is more

by rmc 11y ago

Your employer isn't the most important person in your life. Who cares if taking care of yourself makes you a better employee (it might not). Your life is more important than your employer's shareholder value.

lordnacho 11y ago
That attitude would work if more people had it, and there are areas of life where it does work. Mostly though, you can expect a race to the bottom with people who think they should be outcompeting you by burning the midnight oil.
- jasonkester 11y ago
  Keep in mind that those people are not your competition. You're competing on quality (or at least you should be). Being as good at what you do as you are makes you valuable. And you can get more done in 40 hours than those other clowns do in 120. Let other people fight to be the cheapest and the most willing to be exploited. You're the guy the smart companies go to when they need somebody truly good.
  - lordnacho 11y ago
    Yes, this makes sense too. Assuming quality is clear to whoever is buying your labour. Quite often it isn't. I've talked to a number of people who pulled the "I can get this done cheaper" line when discussing projects with me. They always get turned down.
  - Disruptive_Dave 11y ago
    You've hit on the underlying problem of this entire discussion; the way employees are judged. Regardless of what annual review process paperwork says, or what ideals we all pay lip service to, the fact remains that many (in the US, at least) businesses do not actually reward employees (salary, promotions, better projects) based on output and productivity. Between political games, friends helping friends, back-scratchings galore, and very different workplace experiences based on who your direct manager is, the system is seemingly FUBAR.
- tonyedgecombe 11y ago
  Win the rat race and you are still a rat, perhaps the race is not worth winning.
- rmc 11y ago
  Don't play that race. Join a different game. Who cares if that person gets a promotion and more stress? You have a better life.

by rmc 11y ago

lordnacho 11y ago

That attitude would work if more people had it, and there are areas of life where it does work. Mostly though, you can expect a race to the bottom with people who think they should be outcompeting you by burning the midnight oil.

jasonkester 11y ago
Keep in mind that those people are not your competition. You're competing on quality (or at least you should be). Being as good at what you do as you are makes you valuable. And you can get more done in 40 hours than those other clowns do in 120. Let other people fight to be the cheapest and the most willing to be exploited. You're the guy the smart companies go to when they need somebody truly good.
- lordnacho 11y ago
  Yes, this makes sense too. Assuming quality is clear to whoever is buying your labour. Quite often it isn't. I've talked to a number of people who pulled the "I can get this done cheaper" line when discussing projects with me. They always get turned down.
- Disruptive_Dave 11y ago
  You've hit on the underlying problem of this entire discussion; the way employees are judged. Regardless of what annual review process paperwork says, or what ideals we all pay lip service to, the fact remains that many (in the US, at least) businesses do not actually reward employees (salary, promotions, better projects) based on output and productivity. Between political games, friends helping friends, back-scratchings galore, and very different workplace experiences based on who your direct manager is, the system is seemingly FUBAR.
tonyedgecombe 11y ago
Win the rat race and you are still a rat, perhaps the race is not worth winning.
rmc 11y ago
Don't play that race. Join a different game. Who cares if that person gets a promotion and more stress? You have a better life.