Hard Work is Irrelevant | THE AM WITH AMY
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she thinks, she's curious, she questions everything... we need more of that in this society.
Wow I love this comment.
Thoughts:
I don't necessarily disagree with you but I think that it's important to keep in mind that some tasks take longer for some people than others. Some things just come easier to come people enabling them to carry out tasks faster. I feel like people often juggle multiple things at the same time. As a creative person myself, I often have multiple writing projects going on at the same time but I also have to balance it out with university work, my part-time job, and some "free time" to give my brain a break from all the stress. I also feel like if I spend longer on something the results are usually better, I don't like to half-ass my tasks for the sake of finishing it quickly. But I 100% agree that if you put your mind to it you can get things done waaay faster. In high school I used to watch RUclips and text while getting homework done at the same time. It's such a bad idea because it would take me 2 hours when it could've taken me 30 minutes if I didn't let myself get distracted.
I don't really agree with hard work being irrelevant if it takes you longer. I feel like for me the reason why I always start on a creative task sooner is because I usually struggle with the output and it eats me up, so starting sooner just means I can work on something at different creative levels. I'm lucky if I could do it in one sitting. And while having a vision always helps, sometimes your vision isn't really the best option to go with. But that's just my two cents on it. I think maybe it really depends on the person, it could be different for everyone. Really love this series Amy! Love seeing the comment section and people discussing and sharing their thoughts 💕
i think that working in an environment that values only ur high performance & completely puts aside ur human characteristics & moral beliefs is an unhealthy way of setting the working culture. how does one even get motivated to continue putting in the effort to excel in their work in the long run, knowing that if they made a mistake or was not up to standard, they'd be cut off w/o any sentiment whatsoever.
p.s. i appreciate this series so much like it has literally taught me a lot of things & opened up my worldview perspective on a lot of things i would've never been aware of if not for u. keep up the work, amy! ALL THE LOVE FROM SINGAPORE🙆🏽❤️✨
I agree but I guess the incentive is being paid the highest. So I understand how many would do it solely for the money. I love hearing your POV! Thanks for watching!! ❤️
This week, we talk about productivity and work culture. Is your hard work actually working? Do you believe in Netflix's work culture mentality? Leave me one down below 👇🏽 I'm driving back home right now but I can't wait to read!
This work culture would make sense if as a society we were lacking output, and resources to pay workers. However, thinking relatively, that's not the case. At least a third all food produce in the US is thrown away, by whom? Individual consumers who buy too much, or greedy corporations and businesses that are trying to create surplus and scarcity? Netflix is a business, and we should not sympathetic towards institutions and businesses, but remain critical. Of course they as a business are promoting a work environment where they have less responsibility in caring for workers. If they release workers at this quicker rate, the money businesses put in to pay workers (assuming that you get bonuses and raises each year) will drop dramatically with seniority.
Now for those who are self employed, this ideology may be helpful to an extent, but many of us suffer from impostor syndrome, where we only see the time where we are not productive (aka being human) as useless. Many of us need that time to recuperate and heal. But for terms of creation and self employment, an individual is working because they want to or need to. That for many is incentive enough.
Now I don't like that the podcast or the idea you brought up is equating self-employment/creation to working in corporations and businesses as environments where this ideology would work. These two aren't the same. Corporations will always look to exploit workers for maximum profit, no matter "how well they pay", and you can tell by state institutions that allow corporations to be 'people' and have the same rights as actual people, the lobbying that corporations and industries.
Looking at reality, we must ask why are there so many people starving when so much produce is thrown? Why are there so many empty houses and homeless people? Is the fault in our system, lack of productivity in our workers, or a severe lacking in delegating proper care and resources by the state?
But yea, I really wonder why a corporation would push an ideology like that? Almost as if they want to take advantage of workers and exploit their workforce. And that's their job, but as individuals we must remain critical of when they are.
Also, I think it's sad that our work centered culture bleeds into our personal mindsets as well. Bottom line, in our personal life aren't we alive to LIVE? Capitalism always has us monitoring ourselves on productivity, rather than happiness. I mean yea, time management to flesh out and prioritize your long term goals and short term satisfactory actions is needed, but so sad how we always think, why am I not more productive? Why am I not more efficient? You work in life, but life isn't work!
The AI Revolution is coming soon anyways so idk why we're so focused on productivty, live your last days in happiness and peace lol! anyways thx for sharin your thoughts :)
There are many studies that indicate that happy workers are productive workers and the factors associated with their happiness include: sense of meaning in their work, proper work environment, feeling their work gets rewarded/acknowledged by their employer, feeling cared! So the work culture of sport teams could be effective only on a short term basis where people are being productive due to pressure and stress (that increases dopamine levels) but in the long run such a mentality will get people disengaged and less efficient. It is also bad for talent retention rates and that is why Netflix for instance tries to compensate with higher salaries (as a way to lure-prolong the motivation of its workers). However as it is not a sustainable model I dont think it should be adopted. We should rather go with a work culture that puts the worker in the center and thus motivates him properly to achieve the desired outcome! Thank you for bringing up this topic as it is quite an important one. Just consider that most of us will spend a huge part of our lives in a workplace and therefore should care about the proper work culture.
THOUGHTS:
Interesting. I agree with that idea that a project that should only take a month shouldn't take someone two years. But that's kind of assuming that other things in life didn't get in the way. I think that mentality is good for maybe daily tasks but I disagree with it as a "work culture". In psych there's a lot of studies that show people are more productive and effective as workers if their company/bosses care about their well being. If the boss only cares about the outputs, that's like only focusing on numbers at the end of the day. So I actually also disagree with those podcasts because I think American culture is already super based on that kind of mentality. I personally do not think America needs more of that. It's like, only caring about whether you get straight As and disregarding how much effort or work people put into that grade. That's how our culture is already? Hmm. Great topic of discussion!
I agree. That mentality has already been a persistent norm in our society and I think it largely comes with modernization + westernization, which one can argue is mutually inclusive. This is where I think privilege comes in hand because who exactly dictates something should take x amount of time, based on x standards of a human being in order to be successful. I also see the practical and logical side of what you were saying too Amy. However it is important to take into consideration privilege that can range from class to race and beyond. Maybe this is one of the reasons why mental health is so stigmatized in our society. For example, categorizing a depressed person as lazy, etc. This is a very interesting topic and it keeps me thinking! This is my initial reaction. I love love love this series Amy and I can't wait for next week's topic! (Also, will definitely continue thinking about this throughout my day..)
Also sounds ableist in my opinion :/
Hannah K678 that is true! Good point.
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This has quickly became one of my fave series on RUclips, good job Amy! Good to see how you've evolved since the earlier days. 💪
Well, I would say it's a cutthroat high ouput rate, but often times with companies like those there's not a high retention rate. Esp, if they're not paying attention to their employee's human aspect, people will just come in for a while for the high pay check and then move out.
I'd love a chat about life after college! Expectations, finding a job/job search, post grad life..
Places like China & Japan have people in their societies who commit suicide because the pressure from work is so extreme, success is all people define their worth by. I do NOT want America to be like that.
I don't really agree with the netflix work ethic, although I also disagree with keeping employees just because they've worked for the company for a long time. I've studied a bit of business management's history and it has been proven that the method that netflix is showcasing is less efficient than a work environment where employers were supportive and it was more of a "family" than a corporation.
love this content amy!! not only are you being creative, but you are talking about insightful topics! love you! stay rad!
If people want to work for well-paying companies and be judged based on output then I think that's fine. Some people love the grind and will accept that as their reality for a couple of years. However, I think there is a definite slippery slope. If all companies ran this way, the disabled and mentally ill will be left behind. There will be so much tension, even for abled persons, trying to give your maximum output, and all with little stability.
I was gonna comment around the same thing but you did it more eloquently lol
I seriously LOVE these. please never stop this series.
I am obsessed with your videos! I have been almost binge watching them the past weeks, haha. I just love your outlook on growth, self care and in this video productivity. Your videos really motivate me and have made me take more interest in my own health and values, and I honestly have been feeling more positive since! You are a role model!
note to netflix or any other company that lives by that mantra- "humans aren't robots". Meaning although a task may take longer it's quality over quantity.
I love your videos because not only can we get ready with you, but we can learn so much from these discussions! thank you, amy❤️
Hi amy! I love this topic. I went to an Asian American Leadership class recently and they brushed on this topic. In most asian american culture, we're taught hard work means that we'll be successful. But meanwhile we're working so hard (ex. behind a computer in tech), others are working hard networking/promoting themselves and gaining leadership positions (which could lead to more job stability like you were talking about). So once the project is over, you can be easily forgotten and booted out (like the Netflix work culture). Just thought this was really interesting and correlated with what I just learned. Keep doing more topics like this! :D
In process of downloading that said podcast. Thanks girl
Absolutely loving these weekly videos Amy!! Keep it up girl💪
This series is so so good. Thank you! Love your content
I love how raw this series is and how it's not as edited. I think productivity is one thing, but sometimes delivering high quality work takes time that shouldn't be ignored or can't cut corners. At the same time i agree with how a 1 minute task shouldn't take 1 hour. :) keep up with this series :)
thank you for sharing your thoughts on important topics like this, it's nice to listen to it while getting ready for a day or when I'm in bad mood
This was so therapeutic and enriching. Thank you.
Love these videos Amy!
i look forward to this every single monday ❤️
Hi I'm a new subscriber coming from jenn's channel and i just started watching a couple of your videos and i absolutely love them !!! this series is great
Such an appropriate topic for Mondays. Super need this!! Thanks!!!
I love your videos and personality so much❤️you are really amazing and the quality of your videos and editing is on point, love you........
I really like this kind of videos!!
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I personally have experienced this type of work culture here in the Bay Area (contracted at Google) and I will say that it can very much create a toxic work environment when output is all they care about. I found that I wished they cared more about the lives that they affected when they cut teams and people instead of just the numbers that they see. As one of the commenters mentioned below, I think it comes with much privilege. The ones who make the decisions to cut the teams and create this type of work environment often times have the privilege of knowing that if they were no longer needed in their position another opportunity would be avail for them. Whereas many workers, especially those who are contractors (not full time) are considered as dispensable even though they may be given the same amount of work as someone full time who often has more privilege.
I would agree that we need to constantly evaluate our productivity and refocus our energy when needed as in your example of finishing something in one hour instead of taking a whole day. I think it is most helpful to plan out a day as much as possible if there is a need to multi-task. There should be specific time set aside to do one task before the next so that we continue to stay productive.
Really enjoying this series as well as all of the content you have been putting out as of late! xoxo
Lately I've had this thought in my mind where productivity is achieved through having things done with a certain mind set. To some degree, working in a company is like a team because you are constantly challenging yourself to work at your best to produce results for you and everyone else. As soon as it's established, that you are a team member, it suddenly becomes like a family. There will be a select few that come out to reach to you personally, but not all. It used to scare me, back then since I was never on any type of sports in school. Now, I understand. The most important thing that I took away from this is to not be too comfortable and to constantly grow with challenges.
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I am loving this series ❤️ I wish the videos were even longer haha love youu Amy
SimplyyElsie I'll keep that in mind! :)
You need to make more of these :') ♡
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I work in a high pressured environment and the final output, even if it's a small task, takes several steps to achieve an outcome given the fact that interruptions happens and side jobs need also be attended too as well. Simple tasks takes senior employee shorter amount of time than a junior because they can time manage and organise other side jobs more effectively, but no matter what task, it all takes effort, it sometimes comes down to experience. I do agree that if employers are sympathetic, care and have respect for their employees it can yield even better results, but in this society companies only want to see outputs not the human side which is sad and crazy. We are a consuming society, companies even health care need to churn out services to meet the demands of the people who want to shop, eat, purchase. We as consumers don't see the effort as well sometimes, we only see the end product and that I feel is where society is heading towards.
Yay.. again a fruitful series I'm really loving it Amy
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This video actually reminded me of the movie Up In The Air, which is about a company where you can hire people to fire workers in your own workplace for you. I think there can be a balance found between the empathy aspect and the workplace sports team mindset.
This whole series helps me so much since college is a stressful time. Thank you Amy!💖
Jamie Son good luck Jamie, college can be hard but I think you can do it👌🏼❤️have a nice semester
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Love your videos Amy!
I'm into Random Badassery--basically two friends talking about creativity. They can be a bit rambley, and for me that's great because it feels more real.
i loved this topic!!!
So I was listening to this like a podcast and when the glass shatter sound came on, it scared me lol. Otherwise I really enjoyed this AMwithAmy it really resonated with me and I could relate to it so well. Thanks so much!
Definitely food for thought. Love the series, girl :)
Natalie Lai thanks Natalie!!
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Hmm this was interesting but mainly because of almost how one-dimensional this sounded lol. Not because you said it incorrectly or anything, but mainly because I feel like it doesn't really consider any extraneous variables? Allotting yourself a certain amount of time to complete a designated task is great for holding yourself accountable and generally building work-ethic but in the long term, I don't really think it's a sustainable way to "measure" productivity. In the end, whether it takes you two weeks to complete a task or two years, an output is being generated. What happens along the way is something we can only encounter when we get there. Definitely interesting perspectives floating around.
Wait I'm screaming because I listened to this podcast episode randomly (not subscribed) and it changed my life holy shit I'm excited to watch this
Don't wear any make up but this series still captures my interest because of these important topics.
Productivity definitely does not mean equal to time spent. I think hard work is measured in how much work you do in certain time limits, basically hard work = efficiency. It varies for everyone of course. It depends how easily distracted you are, how fast you work, how much preparation you have to do, etc.
I recently watched a video where someone said he/she worked on a project for year but it is because he/she had to do it between jobs and school, so it does not mean he/she spent a full year on it.
I write, and I write fast, so I always submit things for work and school fast. I feel that sometimes my peers/lecturers think that I put in less effort just because of that. I still do give my 100%. So, time does not always define your work.
Love that you are shedding light on important topics, sending love!
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It might be something that takes 30 minutes or 1 week, but as long as I put good effort into the task, and didn't fall into a distracted cycle - that is working smart for me. Allocating a specific amount of time to tasks is what helped me succeed in University! I recommend it!
Although it may not be in the genre of podcast you listed ... this one called "Beautiful Anonymous" is my favourite! It features different - anonymous - callers and they talk about whatever they like, so the topics range. I enjoy it because you see the insights into other people's lives and their perspectives. I feel it opens my heart making it warm, and being able to see the different side of ideas I would not have thought of.
Love this series! I learn so much listening to NPR. I enjoy NPR's focus on giving informative/educational/analytical information not sensationalizing the news stories especially in this tumultuous day in age. Having worked for temporary agencies off and on for years, I definitely have an appreciation for a work environment where I am given the time and resources to complete a well defined work task goal. Good managers are key too. Workplace stress whether it is the effort to keep a job or the prospect of being laid off is terrible to deal with. Life is to short to wake up every morning dreading going to a job you hate. Pretty lip color on you! I am a fan of the glossy lip too. I am glad I wasn't the only person who thought that dry matt lip trend looked awful.
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I think parts of the conversation creep into ableism, because for able bodied people, getting things done quickly is not always a task. I think as humans it is okay to just live. Not everything has to be done "right now", and this way of thinking can be detrimental in the long run. Love the video as always Amy, and love the conversations about it!
I love your concern regarding cutthroat work culture, because it's needed! My accounting grad program has an emphasis in fraud and organizations with an uncaring approach to employees and their value are petri dishes for it. Employees become frustrated by the lack of realistic expectations and fraud is born. Enron, WorldCom, HealthSouth... all of these organizations were those that didn't care for their employees. It's important to balance ensuring your staff is productive and showing that you care about them so they reciprocate those actions by not looking for ways to screw you over lol good talk!
Hey Amy! Just found your channel and I am so thankful I have!! I feel like you're my soulmate RUclipsr hahaha I just relate to your sense of self growth and development as well as your style! First off thanks for being such a great resource and for opening up a space for discussion about life as being a new college grad it's difficult to find spaces where we can continue discussion like we did while in school.
Thoughts on this discussion:
I think that in the workplace we can increase efficiency and productivity while still maintaining empathy and keeping in mind the "human factor" (aka people are not just workers but also humans with lives, feelings etc.). As said before, when people feel that they are in an environment that they are cared for and inspired, they will be more motivated and committed to the company/group. I feel that the workplace structure in the states is unproductive as we see other countries with only 6 hour workdays and studies have shown that productivity does decrease after 6 hours. People in the states are overworked and the norm is to encourage and even be boastful about this culture of excessive work/busyness.
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Love the concept of productivity and time! I totally agree that we could be more strict on how much time we allow for each task ( provided we‘ve mastered the task first I reckon, if it‘s a new task it would be harder to understand how much time is required). I think a mix of the output focus with a family culture would be great, which means providing workers opportunity to grow and learn if they‘re not performing optimally, because if they‘re loyal to the company, that would be great asset to the company culture. I‘ve noticed in cut throat work cultures that team members don‘t tend to help each other out. The stress can really impact productiviy if people aren‘t working productively as a team. Longest comment I‘ve ever made haha.
listening to this for the second time today~ and i feel like time should not be placed over quality if more time is required to create quality work. sure, you can work hard and pump out tons of content and general "stuff," but what's the point if the content isn't good?
AM with Amy topic? - I'd love to hear your thoughts Amy, regarding the importance of having a balance between study, work, socialising and then personal time. I think in this day and age we're so focused on work or study we loose site of the importance of doing things for ourself. I for one have been impacted on focusing too much on work and not giving myself time. It gets to the point where I actually feel guilty for thinking about giving myself some "me" time. I think this is really relevant for so many people. xx
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I agree in terms of efficiency and I think more than time itself the process and productivity within a timeframe is what's important. HOW you arrive to the end result rather than how long it takes. During my creative process, good ideas tend to come to me whenever it pleases. It could be immediate or take it's sweet time. It could be the result of multiple steps that build up (which takes time) or can be spontaneous (which may or may not take time). Also, these processes are often a personal thing, meaning unless you make it known no one will know about it because the number of time spent and the end result are most often the only 'evidence' of your hard work. I also agree with someone who mentioned that everyone varies in their ability to handle tasks and that free time is also an important part of the process.
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Hi Amy! I started listening to the GirlBoss podcast because of you! And through that podcast I discovered and think you would also enjoy these two podcasts:
1. Let it Out with Katie Dalebout. She interviews a lot of entrepreneurs, who are part of but not limited to the wellness world. All of her podcasts also include conversation around feminism and body image. My favorite episodes are episode 166, 167, 164. Her podcasts can be up to 2 hours long, so it would be great for a road trip! Each episode does start out with lengthy sponsorships, but push through if you can! She is so earnest.
2. One Part Podcast. She also interviews a lot of entrepreneurs in the food, wellness, and design world. Great interviewer and her podcasts are more concise.
Where do you go to listen to podcasts? I want to start listening to them too when I'm in the car or on the bus!
Ariel Tseng I listen to them on the podcast app on my iPhone! Nothing fancy :)
lovely video! I actually found my essay topic listening to npr (about demonetization in india) and actually wrote an email to them and they were very lovely! :)
i absolutely adore this series but it's funny for me since it's currently 11pm where i live 😂 the PM with Amy for me i guess? hahahah
I love this segment your like a young version of Oprah to me
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I work into operations and for us productivity has to be a threshold of 88% which has many factors to it ..we do cross training to enhance productivity. Just an input ..on something u mentioned.
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We are not work machines
But how do you be more efficient ? I struggle so much with this and its something I’m pretty insecure about, make a video about that pleaseeee 🤗
what app do you usually use to listen to podcasts?
it's weird because while the productivity output would be high, i feel like the idea of a sports work culture would make people feel stressed which in turn affects peoples productivity levels? i do agree that it would make me feel like 'do i really want to work for a company that doesn't care at all about me?' but I can understand from their pov that if someone is not producing results, maybe they can find someone better to do the job. i'd prefer a more friendly/family work culture because work is a place i'd be spending most of my time at and i wouldn't want to live my life feeling like i'm just giving my soul away to produce good results and nothing else.
hey tight series!
Hidden Brain by NPR is also pretty awesome! You should check it out - social psych and just useful things to know and be aware of in your daily life!
I think the reverse is that you could do a job in 1 hour that would previously take 2 hours but sometimes you can see that something just took an hour and is not really as good as though you had taken the extra time to work on it. I worked in finance for a number of years and the Netflix idea sounds similar to that environment and it made people competitive and savage towards each other and constantly worried about their jobs. It is great to work hard and earn good money in that environment but for your own health it is not great long term for the employee.
The one thing about this is that you have to account for regular human behavior. On average a person can only be focused on a specific task for 20 minutes. Thus, the idea of the pomodoro effect. I have found that this is more productive than only working for the entire time.
However, I do understand that sometimes you say you're busy even though it might not be on the task at hand due to distractions.
I guess I'm just saying it goes both ways because output is often more reflective than input
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I agree with the concept of working smart instead of working hard, but I don't agree with Netflix's work culture. In fact it's a daunting idea. When I was in college and I was taking management classes, it emphasized on the well being of the workers. The work place should be a two way relationship between the employer and the employee. Tossing out the human aspect of the employee may be great for growth and productivity, but in the long run I don't know how it will be sustainable since we aren't robots and people can burn out. Just my two cents :)
Lots of employers do this now and it sucks. If outcome is the only thing that matters then people arent even necessary. Why have physical workplaces? Maybe the future will have us all freelancing . This only works if workers can view "work" with the same detachment and objectivity. If im going to be asked to accept that my only value in the workplace are the results i create and my emotional feelings and concerns are irrevelant then i think overtime and weekend work and loyalty to a company needs to be irrevelent as well. If im going to live under a cloud of fear then that company that is producing that fear is not entitled to my loyalty. This is something maybe at least from a employee perspective i should adapt. Very thoughtful topic.
This subject reminds me of the book Girlboss. Sophia Amoruso went on about how you have to be 100% devoted to your work to be successful. She also talks about how she had to fire people in her company for not having this mindset, eg she had to fire a guy cause he asked to leave early to pick or groceries for his family. I think that corporations forget that people are human, not simply workers. Not to sound like a special snowflake but its a depressing concept of just living to work
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What a great podcast episode! I love that the podcast does an amazing job distinguishing the difference between productivity and effectually. The notion of that we SHOULD measure success or result on the output rather then the amount of hours totally resonated with me. It implies Work smarter not harder philosophy, which in mine option lead to better and more intention result; Top notch work. A lot of company value productivity over effientcly, but great Companies value effientcly over productive. I think the same work philosophy can be applied to school work. A lot of student tend to do all nights and drink a lot of coffee so they can measure up to their idea of "hard work", which often is x amount of hours = x amount results/sucess which I think is a pretty non-intentional work ethic. If you focus of doing on studying better or working better in less amount of time, it will lead to better good work done and time well planned, which also implies you get more of the important things done and procrastinate less (by cutting yourself off of time to not do anything important) . I however also think the netflix work environment is getting a bit of an ego. Cutting of the deportment which played a majors part of their success would be like cutting of Michael Jordan of the team, just because he catched a cold.
What are the top 3 podcasts you recommend?
Rebekah Kim I listen to so many!! Maybe this can be an entire episode! :D
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Totally agree. The notion of having the same output but with less effort or time d/t working w more productivity does make sense and is definitely something to think about in any type of work. But I also think if that was the work culture for everywhere, only a handful of people would have jobs and the economy would be terrible as all the ‘not performing well enough’ people would be jobless and job positions would be shopped for internationally (ie. taking a citizen from another nation and bringing them to America or whatnot because that person is top notch). Where could people be given the chance to develop skills if no workplace will keep you after a few times of underperformance to their standard? Way too performance based. Way too financial-profit-oriented. I think faith in and encouragement of others goes further in terms of living meaningful lives.
The point of that type of work culture is for them to be high-paying like high-performing sports team...then the responsibility is on you to manage the HUGE amount of money you're making well enough to look after you & yours well after you are no longer high-contributing to the team...👈🏿 This is not scary because if the conditions are met (high pay + high output) then 'everyone' wins
I think hard work is irrelevant refers to working smarter. Often times as a society we value being busy even though being busy does not mean you're being productive.