Growing up, when I got good at something, I was able to channel the gains in productivity into more free time. This gave me ample incentive to get good at thing

Growing up, when I got good at something, I was able to channel the gains in productivity into more free time. This gave me ample incentive to get good at things. In the workplace, if you get good at something, you are generally expected to work the same fixed amount, which means the company reaps most of the rewards of your gains in productivity. On the SE thread, people recommend rewarding Bob by giving him more work, a promotion, or more money. One person suggests allowing him more free time. Were I Bob, I’d want more money and a promotion, but most of all I’d want more time. But that just isn’t how things are done in most workplaces. I think most people in Bob’s shoes would just pretend that they are busier than they are.