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Surveys show that vast number of people are working what they believe to be pointless jobs - and yes it makes them unhappy. So no, people do not need to be cre
by mint2 3y ago
Surveys show that vast number of people are working what they believe to be pointless jobs - and yes it makes them unhappy.
So no, people do not need to be creating value to be paid.
And of those who think their jobs aren’t pointless, still most of tasks can be pointless. My job isn’t pointless as a whole, but still about 60% is spent on stuff that should not be needed and helps no one, especially not the business. Ok technically it helps one incompetent person in the cto’s office who rose beyond their competency level feel important.
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- unmole 3y ago> Surveys show that vast number of people are working what they believe to be pointless jobs Are survey conductors included in those stats? > So no, people do not need to be creating value to be paid. The fact that someone thinks their job is pointless done;t mean it isn't providing value to someone else. > on stuff that should not be needed and helps no one, Welcome to the real world where things are sub-optimal and people expend significant effort to keep things from falling apart. > Ok technically it helps one incompetent person in the cto’s office who rose beyond their competency level feel important. > Sounds like it is providing value to someone then?
- mint2 3y ago“ >> Ok technically it helps one incompetent person in the cto’s office who rose beyond their competency level feel important. > Sounds like it is providing value to someone then?” That conclusion nicely shows the quality of these rebuttals. According to it, A person in the cto office making utterly pointless work is “adding value” because they feel important while the business is harmed. And yes they make utterly pointless work as in the end it turned out they had spent weeks trying to justify what was actually a restriction imposed by an error they’d made - the wrong role assignment by their team.
- unmole 3y agoThe world is messy and disorganised. People are fallible and at times stupid. The people who keep things working despite this might feel that their jobs are pointless. That doesn't mean that the people paying them to do the job see it the same way. Sure, as an omniscient, infallible being you might be frustrated at all the waste. You might rightly be angry at imbeciles like me who can't see through it. But at the end of they day this nonsense keeps things from completely falling apart.
- mint2 3y ago>” That doesn't mean that the people paying them to do the job see it the same way.” Blood letting as a medieval standard practice to cure diseases was a valuable job per these definitions. If value is redefined as anything that anyone anywhere thinks should be done regardless of the actual effect, then sure my points are wrong when evaluated with that criteria.