How should we handle an over-productive employee?

Re:How should we handle an over-productive employee? by Test0129 on Friday September 09, 2022 @07:15PM (#32786021)

I'm not paid enough. Real ownership comes with a guarantee of future employment. Given my at will employment state I try to stay as disconnected from my work as possible. I work hard out of professional duty. Ownership is a scam sold by the C suite to get young developers to give up their 20s for 0 dollar options. If I feel a sense of ownership and I am suddenly laid off I'll feel angry and sad. If I view my work as a professional obligation to receive money then when I get let go I can disconnect and not feel any regret.

Never own anything unless a board of directors decides your fate.

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Re:How should we handle an over-productive employee? by closeparen on Friday September 09, 2022 @08:16PM (#32786415)

Funny, I guess this is a personality thing. There is no amount of money you could pay me to work somebody else’s todo list without the autonomy to scratch my own itches or shape my own work’s direction.

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