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Re:Why are we still working this hard? by andai on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @03:48PM (#50458464)
This has always bugged me... if you find a way to do a job twice as fast, do you deserve half the compensation?
Re:Why are we still working this hard? by stephbook on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:02PM (#50459299)
No, you get more work to fill the other 50%.

But hey, it's not your employer's job to just hand out money. Demand it. Or, if you truly are a 10x dev, just go solo and work 4 hours a week.

Re:Why are we still working this hard? by ip26 on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @09:26PM (#50462300)
Would seem to come down to whether finding ways to do the work twice as fast is part of your responsibilities, rather than simply turning the crank on the job.

A sysadmin is expected to write scripts to image new machines faster, not continue to set up each one painstakingly by hand.