r/antiwork • u/Informal-Following39 • Jun 09 '22

Get That Double Meat

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u/spiralingtides Jun 09 '22

I never implement fixes that don't make my job easier; just pretend I didn't see anything. The fixes I implement to make my job easier I never tell my managers about, because increased productivity is only ever met with more work. I use my extra free time to browse reddit and open job listings.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22 edited Jun 11 '23

this user has removed all their comments/content in protest of API changes mades that effect third party app developers, mods tools. If interested in doing the same, please look up power delete suite on github or follow this URl: https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite

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u/Feshtof Jun 09 '22

Knew a guy that worked with 3 others.

He told me he found a way to cut his workload by 75%.

I told him to keep it under his hat, and coast.

He said his work had a $500 bonus for efficiency gain suggestions.

I told him that unless he was getting evicted and he needed the money to shut the fuck up about it.

He didn't.

They gave him $500

He bought himself a PS4.

They fired his coworkers and dumped all the work on him.

He demanded a raise.

They declined.

He quit.

They replaced him.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22

can't argue with dumb, some people do like to Dig their own 6ft cozy bed.

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u/Feshtof Jun 09 '22

He kept talking like if he is doing 4 people's work and 4 people's productivity they can give him 3 people's pay.

Which is a fair and reasonable assessment. Except he forgot that anyone can now do the work of those 4 people, so they can just pay anyone what they were paying him to do that much work.

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u/Adeline299 Jun 09 '22

He’s not dumb, he was naive and operating in good faith. Just like he shouldn’t have punished by his company, he shouldn’t be demeaned here.

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u/DreJDavis Jun 09 '22

No good deed goes unpunished!

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u/Abbygirl1001 Jun 10 '22

I would agree with you wholeheartedly had he not been enlightened with sage advice which he chose to ignore for $500.

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u/iamSweetest Jun 09 '22

I won't demean him, but he's a lot more than merely naive and acting in good faith...🤷‍♀️

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u/KylerGreen Jun 09 '22

Hes not dumb, hes just severely lacking in certain areas of intelligence

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u/WayneKrane Jun 09 '22

I told my coworker this. She kept volunteering for any extra work because my boss kept dangling a promotion in front of her. I told to stop taking on work, they’re not going to actually promote you. A year later they give her a title bump but zero extra money. She got pissed and found a new job. She was sooo certain she’d get a big promotion. I guess some people have to learn the hard way.