• NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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    2 months ago

    Hmm, I always give my best effort, because that’s how I learn the most and sharpen my own skills. Job skills are like any other, they atrophy if you don’t stretch them, and they don’t grow if you don’t push their limits.

    Give your effort for your own benefit, not because you expect a reward from your current employer. When you outgrow that relationship, and your employer doesn’t value your contributions, then move on.

    You are always working for yourself, even if you’re getting a paycheck from someone else.

    • Prison Mike@links.hackliberty.org
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      2 months ago

      I hate that this is so black and white that you’re being downvoted. I’m the exact same way, but I’m by no means a bootlicker. I very much enjoy my job and love the work that I do, but I also don’t think most jobs are meaningful.

      Two things can be true at the same time.

    • ddh@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 months ago

      Another take: you can dial it back on what your manager gives you and spend more effort on tasks that directly benefit yourself. For example networking, selling yourself, learning new things. My work career has also had periods of fortune and misfortune that far outweighed whatever I was doing in my role. Department restructures, cost-cutting projects, industry booms and busts, sometimes you just try to ride the wave and that doesn’t always mean committing to your role.

      • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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        2 months ago

        That’s what you got from my comment? Do you struggle with reading comprehension?

        Read this again:

        You are always working for yourself, even if you’re getting a paycheck from someone else.

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      2 months ago

      This. I’m in a high paying job now because of this mentality. Started literally at the bottom as a cart attendant in the late 90s. I don’t outperform others because I’m a bootlicker. I do it to challenge myself and grow.

      People that put minimal effort in are hurting themselves more than the company.