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Calculated Mediocrity (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] superkret@feddit.org 39 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

When you do more than necessary, one or more of the following will happen:

Your coworkers stop doing their most unpleasant tasks, knowing you'll pick up the slack.
Your more ambitious coworkers start sabotaging you, viewing you as a rival to the next higher position.
Your less ambitious coworkers start sabotaging you, cause your effort shines a light on how little they get done.
Your boss notices unrest in his team and boots you to restore the peace.

Free career advice: Do the average team member's amount of the assigned work.
If you have the time and motivation to do more, use that to improve your efficiency through automation, self-study, researching methods that reduce friction, etc. If you're in a job that lend itself to automation, you will at some point be able to spend most of your time for studying.
Share your new tools with the team to help them.
When you feel limited by your role, apply somewhere else with your new skills.

[–] BreadAndThread@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Yep. And if you do automate a lot of tasks, don't tell your boss that it's now set to the "easy button." They will let you go because now they can get a cheaper person.