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It sounds like the manager may have an intuition that your partner is burned out and is giving them an opening to discuss it. Generally if a person has done goo

It sounds like the manager may have an intuition that your partner is burned out and is giving them an opening to discuss it. Generally if a person has done good work in the past, and now they aren't, there is a reason for it, and clear communication is the quickest way to surface and resolve the issue. This is somewhat situation dependent - some workplaces are truly toxic. > how can a company expect to retain employees/contractors if the only work available is the same tedium over a long period of time Not everyone is that ambitious. Lots of people made a good life out of pulling the same levers for 30 years in a Ford plant. If you are ambitious, go somewhere that has room for it. If you find a happy little niche, there is also nothing wrong with being happy occupying it.

iNane9000 5y ago
Agree with everything but also want to note pulling levers for 30 years is correlated with unionization in those industries. Jobs were protected by unions even if it meant higher costs and lower productivity.
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browningstreet 5y ago
At the last tech place I worked, they celebrated the 25 year tenure of an employee who had essentially the same job for all 25 years -- he created accounts and passwords for users. It's a SF based tech-ish company, one y'all have heard of, and as I did my consulting gig there, floating through the wave of SMEs and ICs and Directors and VPs and the history of all those who had left or been fired, I thought about that guy and why he stayed where he stayed. He also had notable records and accomplishments in a not-lucrative sport, so I figured the stability and unbothered job position he had let him achieve notable things in the rest of his life. If he'd gotten a mortgage 25 years ago and lived within in his means, I bet his net worth exceeded many of the Directors and new VPs that churned through the place.
- hef19898 5y ago
  I admire people like that. Maybe one day I can achieve some similar level of zen, I sure hope so.

iNane9000 5y ago

Agree with everything but also want to note pulling levers for 30 years is correlated with unionization in those industries. Jobs were protected by unions even if it meant higher costs and lower productivity.

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browningstreet 5y ago

At the last tech place I worked, they celebrated the 25 year tenure of an employee who had essentially the same job for all 25 years -- he created accounts and passwords for users. It's a SF based tech-ish company, one y'all have heard of, and as I did my consulting gig there, floating through the wave of SMEs and ICs and Directors and VPs and the history of all those who had left or been fired, I thought about that guy and why he stayed where he stayed. He also had notable records and accomplishments in a not-lucrative sport, so I figured the stability and unbothered job position he had let him achieve notable things in the rest of his life. If he'd gotten a mortgage 25 years ago and lived within in his means, I bet his net worth exceeded many of the Directors and new VPs that churned through the place.

hef19898 5y ago
I admire people like that. Maybe one day I can achieve some similar level of zen, I sure hope so.