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Why would loyalty have any impact on gifting your employer free work? You can be loyal without giving away things for free.
by jdmichal 11y ago
Why would loyalty have any impact on gifting your employer free work? You can be loyal without giving away things for free.
- tyingq 11y agoPerhaps we're using the term in two different contexts. I'm using the term loyalty for lack of a better term. There was a time when employees would often go above and beyond for their employers, because the reverse was also often true. Roughly, the shift away from the "lifetime employment" model. Things like: - Somewhere in the 1980's, when layoffs started to happen even in relatively financially healthy companies - The move from pensions to 401k's - The shift of a higher percentage of healthcare costs to the employee's portion - More focus on hiring outsiders into higher level positions, versus training/placing internal candidates Specifically, I might be incented to occasionally "work for free" if I thought the company would, for example, not lay me off during a particularly rough financial period.
- jdmichal 11y agoAh, I see. Personally, I think it's a bit healthier regardless to see your employment as a fair exchange of time for money, and not read anything else into it. There's no confusion about who owes what -- it's all spelled out for you.