Yeah exactly. I don’t think of a worker who wants to stick to 9-5 as worth less until appraisal. I may still give them a full rating but not as much in bonus. You’re already paid plenty just to do your daily job. If anyone is going above and beyond in meaningfully productive ways, they get paid more.

This feels odd to read as an American. I have a hard time understanding how anyone could make the next AWS on just a 9-5

Not sure if you're joking, but "we prefer to spent life with friends and family" implies that they have no interest or desire to build the next AWS.

> I have a hard time understanding how anyone could make the next AWS on just a 9-5

Why? Surely it's doable within the 9-5 schedule (plus some people for the on-call rotations), it would just take a bit longer?

Maybe because you'd have to go the extra mile to outdo competition and gain a majority market share.

It isn't just the 9-5, but the idea that your job stops when you leave the office. If people see it as a transactional relationship only, it means there's less investment in the product

People may have no desire to build the next aws. That is fine too. He’s not claiming to have a world changing job.