> "Why does everyone act like all employees are golden. A lot of employees want to maximize their own profits too, some without even hard work." You do make an

> "Why does everyone act like all employees are golden. A lot of employees want to maximize their own profits too, some without even hard work." You do make an excellent point there, and I've often wondered at many jobs I've worked in the past why some employees aren't simply fired on the spot for actively avoiding doing any work while at work. It's incredibly demoralizing to those of us who were raised on a "do your job to the absolute best of your ability or go home" mentality. Taking pride in a job well done is a rare thing these days. Equally demoralizing is the fact that doing your best work these days is a free ticket for most boss-types to abuse your hard work by piling more work on for no extra pay, unlike when I was younger and hard work gained you respect and pay raises.