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The most devoted, upstanding employees are the least paid, and the most conniving, disinterested ones are paid the most. Why can't you be a devoted and upstand
by hartror 14y ago
The most devoted, upstanding employees are the least paid, and the most conniving, disinterested ones are paid the most.
Why can't you be a devoted and upstanding and also treat your relationship with your employer as a business one?
- mikeash 14y agoYou can, but as this relationship is obviously toxic, those devoted, upstanding employees who treat the relationship as a business one won't stick around.
- nailer 14y agoWhy is it toxic? People are under obligation to their shareholders as much as companies are. It's not personal.
- mikeash 14y agoRequiring people to go out and get other job offers in order to get any sort of raise is toxic because it forces a great deal of effort and risk just to keep up with inflation.
- squozzer 14y agoAmen. While I'm sure Mr. Cohen used this phrase for its' impact, if you divide the world into devoted / conniving people, you have no incentive to be anything other than a short-sighted, tight-fisted moron. Remember - sweet, kind, loyal dogs get put down as often as mean biting ones. And you're lucky if your employer thinks of you as anything higher than a dog.