let me help you here, friend. there seems to be this assumption among wagies and people who believe theyre underpaid that somehow theyd be better, more reliable employees if they only got paid more.  this implies that theyre currently holding back. that theyre currently slacking off, or phoning it in, or not giving their all, or only giving 65% quality and attention, and that theyre doing this deliberately, knowingly, and consciously because they feel underpaid.  which also implies that if their shitty greedy bosses would only pay them more, theyd somehow start to summon more desire, more effort, and start bringing their full 100% to the table, as though its just being kept in reserve until they get more money.  i cant express clearly enough how completely utter bullshit that is. heres what ive learned as an employer. if you give a shitty, listless employee more money, he simply becomes a shitty, listless employee whos making more money. he doesnt improve. he doesnt suddenly find more motivation and reliability. he doesnt suddenly start working harder now that he believes hes more fairly compensated. sure, maybe theres a brief honeymoon period where he thinks he needs to shape up, but then he goes right back to being who he always was.  employees seem to think hey, if you want my best, pay me more. employers have known forever thats a complete fucking myth.
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