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> when the honorable and beneficial option is to a) push back on arbitrary metrics Depends on the company. Sometimes it's just mandated from above and you have

• rexpop 3y ago
  Of course it's mandated from above, but you always have power. There's no such thing as a powerless employee. That's the very basis of a free society. "No power" is another word for "slavery." Or maybe your point is that it's a matter of degree? Sometimes employees' have already stretched their leverage thin across other, higher priority stipulations such as free coffee, and parking privileges.
  • troupo 3y ago
    > but you always have power. Ah yes. I can tell my manager who may tell their manager who will just say "it's company policy". If I'm not on a visa I can probably quit and go to. different company, but that's often all the power that you have.