exactly what I don't get with capitalism. Why should I work faster and harder if my salary doesn't go up faster and I get more tasks?

Related:

"ai will make you twice as productive!'

"Cool. So I'll be paid twice as much, or work half the hours?"

"Lol no. I'm keeping the profits"

My mom told me at a young age that "the reward for a job well done is more work"

Drawing that line of responsibility and pay is a constant learning process. Saying no, not letting your ego drive you.

When I start at a job, I always start out slower just to set the baseline for expectations.

February: Best review possible, got a raise and bonus.

June: Laid off after 17 years at the company, to maximize profit.

Capitalism is balls.

"If you've got something important that needs to be done, assign it to your busiest person..."

One of those idioms for the idiots.

They can't increase the work day so they pressure you to do more in the same time. More profit for them, more stress for you.

"The willing horse is always overworked."

I’ve been working for the same company the last 10 years at just over minimum wage out of comfort. Maybe it’s time Jefferson’s this bitch.

Punished for success. It makes you realize that you need to set boundaries. Work will punish you for being a good employee, but that only lets you know how valuable you are — at this job or the next.

Minimum wage, minimum effort. Always.

"You're team lead" - more responsibility without a pay increase.

Y'all should employ my "Hawkeye Pierce Theory of Work". You bust your ass right off the bat, get really good and knowledgeable, get recognized as such. At worst, you get a lateral promotion doing something you would rather be doing, or gain the juice to do what you want to do and leave the lazy people to do the crappy parts of the job. In any case, they dare not get rid of you.

If that doesn't work you a) are not the top employee you think you are or b) need to get another job. I turned down a job that's considered pretty good around here by our biggest employer. They made it damned clear I wasn't going anywhere or doing anything else for at least a year. Nope.

That ICQ icon though.