> No employer has ever, ever given me free money, and I have never expected it. There for, I have never ever given an employer free time, and never ever will.

> No employer has ever, ever given me free money, and I have never expected it. There for, I have never ever given an employer free time, and never ever will. This is a top-notch comment to me, Alan! Printed and pinned to my wall! > It's not really, no. It's an exchange of work for time. I agree with Alan. When it comes to basics, you do exchange your time for whatever it is employer wants you to do. Other worlds: you wouldnt be able to do any job for an employee if you wouldnt be asked by him, wouldnt have tools, wouldnt represent the company, etc. Of course quality of work is important, so does work etiquette and preferably stable family status. But again, this all boils down to an exchange: time for money. > If you're doing an exchange of time, you'll be punching in and out I'm sure "productivity metrics" did not exist before first employee started working. Its was a byproduct of how to deal with lazy workers, just like seat belts are answers to the fact that people had car accidents. He will not punch in out because then he is fired, regardless how much time or knowledge he has to "share".