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Yeah, I grew up in rural area. Not "poor", but population revenu was below average. Hard work was valued. Why would I have to give money for people who doesn't work ?! Those lazy bastard just have to find a job. If someone is rich, it's because he worked very hard and deserves it.
Oh boy what a moron I was...
I'm in my 40s now working for a huge company. The less I work, the more I'm paid....
Hard work was valued
I'm sorry if you're in a position where laziness is either overlooked or tolerated. The concern is, although you may think you're getting away with it and are living an easier life, you are part of a very visible 3% at any workplace, no matter the size or type of business; and even if you do not notice it, your peers will notice you if you are not doing your part, and it will affect your experience as you are either shunned or corrected, even if you're protected from job loss.
And once you lose this job, you may lack the proper work ethic to allow you to succeed through a probation period at the next. And you're not getting younger, and after 45-50 getting the next job gets harder and harder due to ageism.
You want to find a reason to get a better work ethic. You need to learn why your work ethic is not a reflection on your workplace or society or labour movement membership but a reflection you that you will carry forever. You're 40, though, and if you haven't learned why that's important the. I can only wish you luck in the years ahead.
I've worked in labour unions and cruel dotcoms, and I will tell you I've seen the same results for indolence and laziness, and there's ultimately no safe place to not do your part forever.
I wish you were right, but specially in big companies the hardworkers are forgotten while the absolutely useless asskissers get rewarded time and time again. So why put in even 100% if you can get by with 50% or less?
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It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I more and more understand how recognition works. I use to be the kind of guys that did everything, doing extra hours to makes everything works smoothly. But the thing is if you do your job well, no one will notice you did anything.
Now I focus on visible things. I always over-evaluate my projects and let some easily fixable issues there and there to show how reactive I am.
Evaluate a 6 month project and deliver everything perfectly working in 7 month, you will just be yelled at for being late.
Evaluate the same project to 9 month. Deliver in 8, get feedback and fix the last issues in last month, everyone will be happy and will notice how reactive you are and how good your support is.
It's not possible to apply this strategy in all domains, but it works for me. I always have very good appreciation from my management and regularly have bonus.
Nah, I've worked in places where one colleague takes work done by others and claims credit for it in meetings, also badmouthing them for being unproductive and getting away with it for years because their boss took their word as gospel. Unfortunately in some workplaces, playing office politics well wins over doing your job well.