Different ways to look at work ethic: Mercenary (sneaky): "They're getting the exact amount of work from me that they manage to extract." Mercenary (quid pro

Different ways to look at work ethic: Mercenary (sneaky): "They're getting the exact amount of work from me that they manage to extract." Mercenary (quid pro quo): "They're getting what they're paying for. If they want increased work ethic, they have to increase their pay ethic." Mercenary (clever): "I will go above and beyond the call of duty in ways that get noticed by my boss." Work ethic (intrinsic/weberian): "Work in the sweat of thine brow from dusk till dawn. I sleep well at night knowing I always do my utmost for my company." Work ethic (LessWrong.com / game-theory): "It's utility-maximizing in the long-run to pre-commit to being the kind of person who has good work-ethic, even if there is no utility to be gained in a specific concrete situation." Work ethic (soldier): "I'm a professional, I get the job done." Hostile: "Fuck 'em!" Snake: "Fuck 'em! But pretend to like 'em so I get a raise." Survivalist: "Anxiety. Depression. Gastric upset. Make it through another day. They took my red stapler." Ruthless prioritizer: "It's really too bad that I'm slacking off at work. But time/energy is scarce and my own projects have to take precedence, sorry." Conscientious objector: "I'm not going to work hard for my company, 'cause they're at best neutral and at worst actively harming humanity." Attention-span challenged: "[refreshes Reddit]"