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Hard work will really only pay off for your employer, unless you are building and running it yourself. If you work for a corporation you are absolutely replacea

Hard work will really only pay off for your employer, unless you are building and running it yourself. If you work for a corporation you are absolutely replaceable and only as valuable as the bottom line.

gdulli 10y ago
I don't work for myself but my hard work has paid off in the form of raises, promotions, larger bonuses, and more job security than my peers. Of course a business will replace me if I do badly enough or they stop having enough money to pay me. And if it has an exit my gain from it will be less than the people above me. But those are all rare events. After 20 years I've never been fired or laid off. I've done well and it feels like it makes sense to acknowledge that my efforts have paid off rather than complain about being a victim of an unfair system.
- Overtonwindow 10y ago
  Forgive me, I hear you and agree with a lot of what you say, but I do not trust corporations. I think they will replace you to save the job of your superior, to reduce costs, or increase profits. You are fortunate, and I hope it continues for you, but caution to never get comfortable.
  - scarface74 10y ago
    You don't have to trust corporations. You have to keep your skills up and be ready to jump ship when necessary.
gregatragenet3 10y ago
If you are replaceable you need to focus on building some skills which make you invaluable. Amazon can replace an unskilled warehouse worker without blinking. When a good programmer leaves the company though it's a painful and costly effort to re-staff the work/projects they were doing.
- Overtonwindow 10y ago
  My industry is government policy. Every single one of us is replaceable. No exceptions. Until we attain some public status or clout, as a policy analyst, I am replaceable for any number of reasons, and have been. Nonprofit ran out of money. Elections. Preference for women on the team by the ass grabbing boss.
eeZah7Ux 10y ago
> Hard work will really only pay off for your employer Convincing employees that it will pay off for them is basic marketing 101.
scarface74 10y ago
I've work hard for employees for a long time and it has paid off handsomely. I just didn't expect an employer to pay my rapidly increasing market value (software developer/architect) and I changed jobs frequently. From looking at the market and seeing that I have no desire to go into management - I think my days of outsized increases in salary are about over.

gdulli 10y ago

I don't work for myself but my hard work has paid off in the form of raises, promotions, larger bonuses, and more job security than my peers. Of course a business will replace me if I do badly enough or they stop having enough money to pay me. And if it has an exit my gain from it will be less than the people above me. But those are all rare events. After 20 years I've never been fired or laid off. I've done well and it feels like it makes sense to acknowledge that my efforts have paid off rather than complain about being a victim of an unfair system.

Overtonwindow 10y ago
Forgive me, I hear you and agree with a lot of what you say, but I do not trust corporations. I think they will replace you to save the job of your superior, to reduce costs, or increase profits. You are fortunate, and I hope it continues for you, but caution to never get comfortable.
- scarface74 10y ago
  You don't have to trust corporations. You have to keep your skills up and be ready to jump ship when necessary.

gregatragenet3 10y ago

If you are replaceable you need to focus on building some skills which make you invaluable. Amazon can replace an unskilled warehouse worker without blinking. When a good programmer leaves the company though it's a painful and costly effort to re-staff the work/projects they were doing.

Overtonwindow 10y ago
My industry is government policy. Every single one of us is replaceable. No exceptions. Until we attain some public status or clout, as a policy analyst, I am replaceable for any number of reasons, and have been. Nonprofit ran out of money. Elections. Preference for women on the team by the ass grabbing boss.

eeZah7Ux 10y ago

> Hard work will really only pay off for your employer Convincing employees that it will pay off for them is basic marketing 101.

scarface74 10y ago

I've work hard for employees for a long time and it has paid off handsomely. I just didn't expect an employer to pay my rapidly increasing market value (software developer/architect) and I changed jobs frequently. From looking at the market and seeing that I have no desire to go into management - I think my days of outsized increases in salary are about over.