Don't really agree. The benefits you mentioned are already there for 50-70 percentile employees. Like doing a bit more than minimum, occasionally helping others

Don't really agree. The benefits you mentioned are already there for 50-70 percentile employees. Like doing a bit more than minimum, occasionally helping others, not slacking too much so others had to pick up your work etc. No benefits to bust your ass to be the top 5%. And when more and more people are like this, the average quality goes down, so it is even easier to be average. Pride in my work? Sometimes I have pride in my work. Doesn't mean I should open myself to be exploited.