If "it depends" is the answer to "does hard work pay off", then obviously "Hard work is pointless" is true, as it is no longer a guarantee that it will pay off.
And now you get nothing. Sure a few people get lucky - but that’s clearly luck with such obvious systemic issues. Like do you not know people? I know way more people who will never retire or own homes than the opposite.
People shouldn’t work hard if the deal gets worse every year. Don’t reinforce this bad system. Tear it down.
woah, this a completely different topic. We're talking here about getting promoted. If you want to discuss the topic of how capitalism has degraded the benefits for workers this is not the thread for it.
> People shouldn’t work hard if the deal gets worse every year. Don’t reinforce this bad system. Tear it down.
You're not "tearing it down" by doing the bare minimum and not getting promoted. You're just hurting your own odds. I did not say work yourself to the bone, there are plenty of ways to show initiative and engagement in your 8hrs at work.
re: "tear it down". Replace it with what? we need serious adjustments, but there's no need to descend into anarchy.