I may not be a "good employee", but I tend to consider my enthusiasm as not being for sale or barter. I offer the value of my labor in exchange for money, and i

I may not be a "good employee", but I tend to consider my enthusiasm as not being for sale or barter. I offer the value of my labor in exchange for money, and it would be nice if there were some coincidence of wants between myself and the persons directing my labor, but the idea that this should naturally exist, well -- that seems to have worn a bit thin in recent decades. I'm not even entirely sure that my current employer has my best interests at heart -- and I'm self-employed :)