Young lefty work ethic is, "If you pay me minimum wage, I'm only gonna do a shit job." And that's how you stay at minimum wage forever! If you show you can't do good work at a lower level, why would anyone promote you, or want to pay you more?

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[–]wecandobetter 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is an ax I've repeatedly ground against coworkers my own age at jobs. Most aren't like this, but some take the view that until they receive what they consider to be sufficient compensation, they will never do more than the bare minimum (if even that). Shockingly, they stay at that level forever and bitch to me about it. No. This is not how the world works. You show up at your starting wage, do a good job cheerfully, and go above and beyond occasionally when the opportunity presents itself. THEN you may demand higher wages. Your employer doesn't know what your potential is, and isn't going to raise your pay on the THEORY that you might stop acting like a piece of shit if he does.

Edit: Of course, if you follow step A, and then your employer doesn't follow through with the pay/promotion for you effort, you ditch that MOFO and take your talents elsewhere.

[–]Zapped 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes. Theoretically, you can train most people to do most jobs, but attitude plays a big role and goes a long way in developing worth as an employee. Like you said, if the employer doesn't compensate for the effort, there are enough employers who will.