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A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It means only working as hard as you're paid to. If the multi-billion dollar megacorp you're working for is only paying you $18/hr, you only put in an $18/hr effort; i.e. Work just barely hard enough to not get fired.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, this is generally an ok attitude.

The only exception I think is worth thinking about is "Don't minimum-ass it in a way that makes it suck for your peers." Like, don't work nights and weekends to hit unrealistic goals, agreed. But like I won't push up half-assed untested code that you're going to have to maintain. I'm having trouble coming up with good examples off the top of my head.

[–] saintshenanigans@programming.dev 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The Corp is giving you the bare minimum they are legally required to give you, so you should do the same. This means clocking out at 5 sharp, and not picking up extra responsibilities without a pay increase.

But it also means you still have to put in the minimum required, show up on time, do all of the work. But keep in mind the Corp is the enemy here, not your coworkers. Don't leave them waiting on you for a deadline if you can bust it out in a few minutes

[–] timmy_dean_sausage@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

That's the style I generally strive for. I take pride in doing my job well, living up to standards that I set for myself. I also don't do anything extra and will leave a job site if a job is designed in a way that has me sitting around waiting on other people. I say no to employers/clients all the time and will happily/tactfully explain why, if asked. My employers/clients know that it's a two way street with me, and I will not be exploited or let anyone on my team (on a given day) be exploited. Unfortunately, I had to spend over a decade being exploited to get to the point in my career were I'm valuable enough to be able to put my foot down. So there's that..

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That's a great point and actually a perfect example of how I really feel when I say "work hard enough to not get fired". Should also add, "so long as it's not at the expense of your coworkers" to that saying.

[–] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 9 months ago

I was curious about Perhapsjustsniffit but thanks for your input as well