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Benefiting others isn't the main metric of a job for the one doing the job. Benefiting himself is the only important metric all the others are accessories.
by meiraleal 2y ago
Benefiting others isn't the main metric of a job for the one doing the job. Benefiting himself is the only important metric all the others are accessories.
- uoaei 2y ago> isn't the main metric of a job I'd appreciate it if you could make an argument for this opinion instead of merely stating it as fact.
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoHow many people would do their job if they weren’t getting paid? I’m sure a few would, but for most people I’m sure the paycheck is why they are there.
- uoaei 2y agoThat's not really relevant. Whether a job needs to be done, and who benefits, is orthogonal to what it pays.
- amanaplanacanal 2y ago> Benefiting others isn't the main metric of a job for the one doing the job. “for the one doing the job”. We are talking about the importance to the employee here, not the importance to other people. It might have a great deal of importance to other people.
- uoaei 2y agoAgain, how is that relevant? Are you familiar with the arguments made in Bullshit Jobs? What people get paid is not really part of the discussion.
- mejutoco 2y agoUltimately a job needs to be creating value for somebody, or it wont provide value for yourself for long.
- llamaimperative 2y agoThat's ridiculous. Business owners know well that their job is totally dependent upon doing something of value for others. Employees know well that their job is totally dependent upon benefiting their bosses. Ergo, everyone's job is (and is known to be) primarily measured by benefiting others. The devil is in the details with regard to who those other beneficiaries are, but they are never solely oneself, else it ceases to be a job rather quickly.