Congratulations you hard working guy, you.
For all your hard work you get rewarded with ... more hard work.
For all your hard work you get rewarded with ... more hard work.
If you like what you do, and they give you new challenges that you enjoy (more pie) and more money/benefits. It's a win win scenario. I realize is not always the case and maybe in many jobs is rarely the case. My whole career almost every promotion has had substantial benefits, opportunities and growth. I am working nowadays less than I did my first 10yrs of career and doing almost 10x the comp.
The shit generally follows the path of least resistance. The more you handle, the more that flows your way.
And now you get nothing. Sure a few people get lucky - but that’s clearly luck with such obvious systemic issues. Like do you not know people? I know way more people who will never retire or own homes than the opposite.
People shouldn’t work hard if the deal gets worse every year. Don’t reinforce this bad system. Tear it down.
woah, this a completely different topic. We're talking here about getting promoted. If you want to discuss the topic of how capitalism has degraded the benefits for workers this is not the thread for it.
> People shouldn’t work hard if the deal gets worse every year. Don’t reinforce this bad system. Tear it down.
You're not "tearing it down" by doing the bare minimum and not getting promoted. You're just hurting your own odds. I did not say work yourself to the bone, there are plenty of ways to show initiative and engagement in your 8hrs at work.
re: "tear it down". Replace it with what? we need serious adjustments, but there's no need to descend into anarchy.
Also it is more beneficial to look like you are hard working employee than actually be one.
In IT scope of the work is endless, there is no point to rush. If you finish early you'll get next ticket.
No doubt they do, but for an idea like "hard work is usually worthwhile" to have any merit, these companies would need to be the norm, and not the subject of "they do exist, they're out there I swear!".
Nope. You get rewarded with exactly how much you're able to get away with demanding via negotiation. The CEO won't suddenly swoop down and say wow what a hard working guy let's double his salary. You get rewarded if you're the only person who's able to do something but you're going to quit because a better company offered you more money. That puts them in the position of either rewarding you or watching you leave.
At most jobs, doing more work without a promotion already on the line just means you'll be expected to do more work going forward and your future evaluations will be based on your higher workload rather than your original baseline, which will make reaching that promotion even harder. Ask me how I know that...
One could think of humanity's work as, "we're helping to build a universe." [1]
[0] https://sacredstructures.org/mission/the-story-of-three-bric... — this story supposedly dates back to the 17th century.
[1] https://www.questioningchristian.org/2006/06/metanarratives_... (self-cite)
Teach a woman to teach a man to fish. :)
I also don't think that, as I've gotten promoted, I've actually taken on that much extra work. The work itself has changed a lot, but it's work I find easier and more enjoyable so for me it almost feels like I'm taking on less. I'm also militant about my work life balance, and maintain very strict hours where I'm reachable.