Yeah it’s funny, I’ve generally always worked hard and been rewarded. Occasionally I’ve had a bad job or a bad boss and I’ve moved on quickly. I do have an an

Yeah it’s funny, I’ve generally always worked hard and been rewarded. Occasionally I’ve had a bad job or a bad boss and I’ve moved on quickly. I do have an anti-authoritarian streak (got me in trouble in school), but I’ve never felt exploited in the workplace. A big part of this is the privilege of working in software where my skills are highly valued. But even here I see people with a victim complex all the time. The whole “the only reward for getting done early is more work” indicates a deep misunderstanding of both the problem-solving leverage we have as software engineers as well as how to have your value be recognized by your employer. It’s not about working more hours, it’s about understanding the business and making your own work effective. This is completely orthogonal from maintaining clear work/life boundaries, which you should also do, and most reasonable places don’t have a problem with.