richardhutnik on 17 February 2009
| thetonestarr said: solution: Work your BOOP butt off, get a better job, buy more videogames. |
In a recession/depression, the issue isn't a "better job", it is having a job, period. In what I am doing, no matter how hard I work, it doesn't translate into more money (looking to have a non-profit started and job hunting). In the job market, your pay is governed by your competency (so you keep your job), your ability to negotiate, and also what the prevailing wages are. Working your butt of is what an employer expects people to do. It is not the path to more money, because the only place effort is rewards is in academic settings. In real life, it is results. Can working harder get better results? Yes. But working harder and being a hack won't do it.
So, what you said isn't a solution during a recession/depression.
