The hard work is basically optional. It's very difficult to get fired if you do the bare minimum, and the organization is geared for about half it's staff to no

The hard work is basically optional. It's very difficult to get fired if you do the bare minimum, and the organization is geared for about half it's staff to not be productive. If you want to move up, you do work and take up the slack. If you're comfortable where you are, you do the minimum, which is very... minimal, and typically no one will stand in the way of either path.