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Originally Posted by mlc82  I've finally realized why I despise this idea so much, and it's because it is one of the least-motivating concepts ever thought up. When you're making a set amount of money working, either per hour or per year, what is the motivation to work your hardest? Assuming of course you aren't doing something that you really enjoy, I can't see why there would be any motivation to really get down to business and complete all of your work at record speed, when you're getting paid the same regardless of whether you're working your butt off, or just "getting by" with the minimum.
I'd love to do work that would allow me to really crack down and finish for the day in a few hours, and still earn the same money as if I'd done the same amount of work in 8... Looks like self-employment is going to be the only way to go for me in the future...
(Hopefully this makes sense, I'm a little wired and kind of rambling.) |
Obviously, no one works for free. In fact, people at least attempt to work for as much as they think they are worth (or as much as they can get). But as others have indicated, working solely for money is a poor motivation. Allow me to suggest a different perspective:
Why one would take pride in a job well done, in going above and beyond what is expected of them, when they won't get paid anymore than the slacker, may be as simple as caring about focusing on the habits that will beget success, especially if they make the jump into self-employment. Perhaps they care about their reputation, which, believe it or not, will likely follow them if they start their own businesses.
If you're only motivated by money, and you only do the bare minimum expected of you, can you not see how slovenly habits will become ingrained in your character?
Perspectives like the one you posted seem as though they are on the right track, but are very indicative of why most people stay wage slaves. The hourly wage a job pays is not your employer's attempt to tell you what you are worth. It is the employer telling you what THE POSITION is worth. If you do nothing to show you are worth more than what the position is worth, how will your employer learn what your true worth is?