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This is the mentality of someone whose never been rewarded with promotions for working hard. If you’re busting your ass and not growing your career, you’re wasting your time.
I disagree when I work harder at my job I make more money because they give me more hours and then I get promoted so I make more money. Or at least this is just my experience with jobs >

I stayed with a company for a year and half always doing projects ahead of schedule and actually got a pay decrease so it’s not always great lmao >

Was the pay decrease during covid? Because many took pay cuts >

It was actually before and it wasn’t a small cut either it was like two dollars less >

Oh damn, that sucks >

I loved the job too I hated to leave but I needed money >

Unless you want to work towards a promotion / salary increase in which case it is helpful to work harder than expected. >

Last time I actually tried to work harder for a raise they gave me 20 cents more an hour. Then I left the goddamn industry and joined a union. FUCK THEM. >

What if the boss isn't on anybody's back about their work rate? >

this only seems to apply to low level hourly jobs.  More meaningful careers are far more complex due to the many ways you can work harder and enrich yourself at the same time.  The compensation for extra efforts is also more complicated.  
That said,  I kinda agree that people really shouldn't work too hard.  but it's a personal choice that can be pretty complicated to judge in some general way. >

The more complicated models include more complicated mechanisms to exploit the help.
Imagine this: As good as you are at your job, the asshole who makes his living exploiting you is that good at his job, and the system has its thumb on the scale in his favor. >

Sure but I was getting at the many careers like mine are actually enjoyable.. i studied many years to get where I am and Im awesome at what i do.  I am greatly rewarded for it.   Both in company compensation and personal enrichment.  It's not like washing dishes...  the better I am at my job, the better, smarter I am at lots of other things and even more and more able to start my own biz.   it's complicated. >

It's not that complicated, but it is rare. Think about continents. Think about the planet. How much of the human race enjoys a position like yours? How many are scraping a living off the ceiling, rather than the floor? >

that was my original point.  this post doesn't apply to the people who were blessed enough to be able to go to college and choose their careers.  
Often working hard has great benefits in those careers. That's what makes all that ridiculously hard in college work so worth it.  Very often it pays back BIG and not just in money.  
I know it's not so black and white but college really wouldn't be such a popular thing if it didn't pay off and make peoples lives worlds better. >

Lots of people studied hard their entire life, applied for financial aid, went to college, and made something of themselves. Me me me Instagram everyone famous TikTok generation is insufferable. >

Don't see why it's unfair to put in more work, especially if you wanna really improve. >

Did you even read my post? I explained why it's unfair to everyone else who now has to work at your speed because you want to show off while only your boss wins. >


because you want to show off

I work harder to improve, I don't care bout showing off plus I like more money so... >

Again, did you even read my post?
If you work harder, you should be compensated for working harder. In an hourly situation like the above, you aren't. >

And Ima still work hard to improve myself, nobody's stopping you from working harder as well. >

That’s the exact point: they shouldn’t have to. 
Know your employer. Some places, working harder means you get more money and recognition. Some places, working harder just sets a new floor for your co-workers to keep up with while you all get 10 cent annual raises.