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It’s worth recognizing that the tension between labor and capital historical reality, not just a modern-day bad attitude. Workers and leadership don’t automatically share goals, especially when senior management incentives often prioritize reducing labor costs which they always do now (and no, this wasn't always universally so).

Most employees want to do good work, but pretending there’s no structural divergence in interests flattens decades of labor history and ignores the power dynamics baked into modern orgs. It’s not about being antagonistic, it’s about being clear-eyed where there are differences between the motivations of your org. leadership and your personal best interests. After a few levels remove from your position, you're just headcount with loaded cost.

>>HelloM+(OP)
Great comment.. It's of course more complex than I made it out to be, I was mostly reacting to the idea of "malicious compliance" at your place of employment and how at odds that is with my own personal morals and approach.

But 100% agreed that everyone should maintain a realistic expectation and understanding of their relationship with their employer, and that job security and employment guarantees are possibly at an all-time low in our industry.