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> This is a variation of what I might call the sycophant or nice guy paradox. The sycophant and the nice guy are desperate to be liked. They believe that if the

> This is a variation of what I might call the sycophant or nice guy paradox. The sycophant and the nice guy are desperate to be liked. They believe that if they prioritize pleasing people over the truth and what is morally right, they will be liked in return. It's a huge stretch to conflate working longer hours with people who "prioritize pleasing people over the truth and what is morally right". > When an employer sees that they can squeeze more work out of an employee for less money, then why bother paying them more? The trick, of course, is to get a new, better job at a different company.

alextingle 3y ago
> The trick, of course, is to get a new, better job at a different company. That's all very well, but if you continue to fail to set expectations at your new company, then the cycle will just continue.
- nordsieck 3y ago
  > That's all very well, but if you continue to fail to set expectations at your new company, then the cycle will just continue. It's not about failing to set expectations. It's about what your goal is in regards to work. Some people just want to make a paycheck with minimal effort. No issue with that at all. Those people would be well served by "working their wage"/"quiet quitting". As long as they're performing to the minimum requirements, they should be able to have a nice life. For other people, they want to get promoted as quickly as possible. The most efficient way to do that is to: 1. Do great at everything 2. Take on as much extra responsibility as possible (usually without pay/title, although often companies are more willing to grant titles than pay) while maintaining a high quality of work. 3. Every 2-4 years, get a new official job at a different company based on the actual work they were doing. Is that for everyone? No. Is that for some people? Yes.

alextingle 3y ago

> The trick, of course, is to get a new, better job at a different company. That's all very well, but if you continue to fail to set expectations at your new company, then the cycle will just continue.

nordsieck 3y ago
> That's all very well, but if you continue to fail to set expectations at your new company, then the cycle will just continue. It's not about failing to set expectations. It's about what your goal is in regards to work. Some people just want to make a paycheck with minimal effort. No issue with that at all. Those people would be well served by "working their wage"/"quiet quitting". As long as they're performing to the minimum requirements, they should be able to have a nice life. For other people, they want to get promoted as quickly as possible. The most efficient way to do that is to: 1. Do great at everything 2. Take on as much extra responsibility as possible (usually without pay/title, although often companies are more willing to grant titles than pay) while maintaining a high quality of work. 3. Every 2-4 years, get a new official job at a different company based on the actual work they were doing. Is that for everyone? No. Is that for some people? Yes.