So this made me sad/mad/exhausted yesterday:
Bad at Their Jobs and Loving it
Seriously, people, can you kick a girl some royalties instead of kicking a girl IN THE HEAD for stealing her life?
“Low performers often end up with the easiest jobs because managers don’t ask much of them,” he said, so they’re under less stress and they’re more satisfied with their daily work lives.
Meanwhile, dedicated and conscientious workers end up staying at the office late, correcting the work of the low performers, and making sure clients or customers are satisfied. This pattern breeds frustration and disengagement in the high performers—and perhaps ultimately drives them to seek work elsewhere.
“They feel stressed and undervalued, and it starts to undermine the high performers’ confidence that the organization is a meritocracy,” said Mr. Murphy.
I’m not asking everyone to have my work ethic or commitment to, if not perfection, then at least doing the best you can with the (lack of) time and resources (leadership, support) available.
I guess I’m just mad that I have the same job I had five years ago. And I’ve somehow regressed back to that salary range. It’s OK in that I am employed and not on the streets. It’s not OK in that I don’t know how to get to my desired position (that I’ve had elsewhere), because working my ass off over the past 10 jobs hasn’t been the solution.
Maybe if I slack a little, I might not feel better but maybe it’ll help with raises and engagement. I’ve seen it happen before. It’s like being the best-possible girlfriend to a guy and he dumps you for someone else who doesn’t want him as much as you did. Of course, it’s liberating to realize you can live without him, and maybe that’s what makes you more-inclined to want to stay.