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Have you ever devoted a significant amount of time to something only to later feel it was pointless? (lemmy.world)

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[-] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 25 points 7 months ago

Work.

Early in my career, I made the mistake of revealing to my employers that I'm competent at my job. More and more work flowed onto my plate and before long, I was assigned tasks that were supposed to go to seniors. So, the seniors received almost double my salary while they enjoyed more open schedules since I was doing my work + some of theirs.

It's simply not worth it to go above and beyond at work, unless it's your own business.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

if you can dig a hole the fastest someone eventually is going to hand you a bigger shovel

-an uncle of mine multiple occasions.

I do have to mention that he was one of the laziest people I have ever known and died in his mid-40s due to his weight and zero exercise. So while he was technically correct you might be better off being wrong in this one case.

[-] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago

All things in moderation. Hard work is a virtue, but it's good to recognize when it's not paying off for you.

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