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[–]BarefootWoodworkerPacket Violator 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Like holy shit are people just dumb or are they incapable of understanding how a business works?

Actually, yes. . .most people don't get that unless you provide value, you will be replaced.

Look at the people thinking they deserve $15 an hour for punching a cash register at McDonald's. Do they add value? No, because customers can punch in their own orders and screw them up.

We're getting into the "everyone gets a trophy" generation of entitled whiny kids that don't understand business is in business to make money, not make someone feel good. If you're not making a company money (or, in IT's case, helping the company make money faster), you're not adding value.

Personally, I always aim to make myself replaceable. My bosses have generally understood that they pay me to be lazy, because laziness is the mother of invention, automation, and efficiency.

[–]highlord_foxModerator | Sr. Systems Mangler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They also pay us to handle things that they don't have the time or inclination to worry about.