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Forgive me for making assumptions about you, but, you sound as though you have never even known anyone who worked this kind of job. What you're describing would
by fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
Forgive me for making assumptions about you, but, you sound as though you have never even known anyone who worked this kind of job. What you're describing would likely earn you enmity or a very antagonistic working relationship with your coworkers.
- WalterBright 13y agoI do understand that demonstrating higher value and then successfully negotiating for a raise can earn you the enmity of your coworkers. People are only human, after all. On the other hand, I knew coworkers who were thieves and justified it with their notions of entitlement. I didn't exactly feel inclined to trust them, either, and trust is a basic element of friendship. So I guess we all get to make our choices and accept the consequences.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoNobody is trying to justify thievery and of course you shouldn't trust thieves. My point is that if you pay your workers the lowest possible wages, you shouldn't be surprised if quality suffers.
- acheron 13y ago> What you're describing would likely earn you enmity or a very antagonistic working relationship with your coworkers. I.e., the old crabs in a bucket story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoThank you for that link, I had never heard it referred to as Crab Mentality. Note I wasn't describing my own life philosophy, but rather my observations.