This is true for many jobs. Roofer? Car mechanic? Yeah most customers won't know the difference. Burger flipper drops one on the floor. Toss it or put it back?

This is true for many jobs. Roofer? Car mechanic? Yeah most customers won't know the difference. Burger flipper drops one on the floor. Toss it or put it back? Nobody knows. This goes right up to CEOs - it's hard to _really_ evaluate performance. Stock price is a lagging indicator of company health. The reasons to try to do a "whole-ass job" (its ok to phone it in, just do it solid) for me are: a) It's what I'd like others to do when they do stuff for me and b) I think it's psychologically safer, long term.