• irmoz@reddthat.com
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    6 months ago

    I actually thought you were joking until the last sentence

    Get off your knees, you slave

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      6 months ago

      “you slave”

      He said to the guy telling others to reach the point where they’re happy with what they’re doing and to then work their wage and nothing more.

      If I was on my knees in front of management I would be telling everyone to just keep working harder forever, not to stop doing it once they don’t have or want advancement opportunities.

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          6 months ago

          Then work your fucking wage and that’s it then, don’t bitch when others decide to put a bit more effort in order to move ahead if you’re expecting to be offered the same opportunity without showing that you’re actually able to do more than what is asked of you.

          If I see someone eating the same meal every day I will come to the conclusion that they’re either unable or unwilling to cook something else so I won’t ask them to cook me something else.

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            6 months ago

            See? There’s that slave mentality again

            “Master won’t like you unless you work harder!”

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              6 months ago

              If you don’t have any initiative don’t be surprised if you never achieve anything in life.

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                6 months ago

                That mentality only works if you believe your job is the only way you can achieve anything in life.

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                  6 months ago

                  No matter where you want to achieve something, you have to show initiative for it to happen.

                  Right now we’re talking about work and they say they won’t work harder for advancement? Then they won’t get advancement.

                  If we were on a DIY forum and we were talking about building a fence and they were saying “I won’t take time from my day to make it and no way I’ll pay someone to do it for me.” my reaction would be the same, show some initiative or don’t complain if shit doesn’t happen.

                  People can complain about nepotism and jobs not going to those who deserve it, but they can’t also complain about jobs going to those who decide to put in the work while they’re doing the bare minimum (i.e. jobs going to those who show they deserve it because they take action and show that they’re willing and able to do more).

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                    6 months ago

                    What you call “quiet quitting” IS putting in the work. You even said it yourself - it’s doing exactly what is expected of you.

                    What you call “showing initiative” is allowing yourself to be ruled by the whims of a wannabe master. If they wanted you to do more, they should have put that in the job description. And if there’s still work to be done, they should have hired another person. 1 can’t do the work of 2.