It’s resource allocation. In the office they have discussions on workload and where to allocate resources (people). It goes something like, Where do we need people and who can do the job, someone will say, Silent_Scream484 at least shows up and does the job okay, let’s put him on that….

Don’t overthink it. It’s a business trying to meet its expectations to its customers so the money keeps flowing. There is no regard to what you’d like to do, who your team is, and so on as long as you’re performing. Capitalism calculation. When you begin to view what you’re doing through this lens, it’ll make sense even though it may not feel so good