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I'm not sure I follow the author's argument. However this is a definite fallacy: "Cause goodness knows that the easiest way to raise one's compensation in the
by jonathanwallace 11y ago
I'm not sure I follow the author's argument. However this is a definite fallacy:
"Cause goodness knows that the easiest way to raise one's compensation in the knowledge economy is to simply space out more while getting paid the same."
There's an opportunity cost to being stuck in a chair "pretending" to work. And my compensation does not go up if I'm "pretending" to work.
Instead, I choose to work at places that don't value my time by my presence but instead value my results.
- _yosefk 11y agoI wasn't advising employees to pretend to work, I was advising employers to avoid this situation. That said, working less and taking less responsibility means less stress for many people and so their quality of life does rise, without the compensation falling, so it's kind of a win. Not the kind of win some of us are after and certainly not the kind of win most of us would acknowledge we're after, but a win nonetheless...
- darkmighty 11y agoHe meant all workers are concerned to some degree in demonstrating their job as invaluable to managers/employers -- even (or specially) if they don't actually believe it is, or if they don't believe to be on top of the knowledge of skill ladder.
- jonathanwallace 11y agoFocusing on creating perception of value vs. actual value sounds way too much like job insecurity for me.