Some people genuinely want to help others, without any immediately visible reward.

I won’t say it’s necessarily altruistic, as of course there could be a drive from inner machinations that we’d never be privy to.

(Sometimes the exposure of an article can be considered a reward, for those looking for ego inflation)

Even myself, I generally don’t leave comments unless I feel they’re going to be helpful or insightful to someone else. But I am also biased, as I do have a very strong affinity towards sharing information, so I greatly appreciate the effort artisans and those more knowledgeable than I go through to share such knowledge.

I had a boss like this. He didn’t stand me up in front of everyone to show stuff off, but each year when it came time for raises and bonuses, he always took care of me. But those raises were never conditional or tied to whatever project I was working on.

I got the recognition in my paycheck, which was the only place I wanted it. I prefer to work quietly behind the scenes. It wasn’t about any one project, but consistently delivering whatever it was I was delivering, without much input or interference.

In this case you are helping your boss’s bottom line. The poster here gets nothing.

I find it fascinating that people find it fascinating that people just want to do right by others. I get that this is in the context of a workplace, and there is always some level of competition between people, but personally, I never gave that more weight than being happy and feeling good about how I treat others.

He’s building credibility as an engineering management consultant.

He got attention?

Building a reputation of being wise?