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Are People Bad at Their Jobs...or Are Jobs Just Bad?

Examining how corporate optimization cycles and gig economy pressures have created demotivated workers through a simple equation: more customers, more profit pressure, stagnant wages, fewer employees working more for less.

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Original Article

Author: Anne Helen Petersen Published: 4/20/2025

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tl;dr

The problem isn't that people are bad at their jobs - it's that jobs have become worse. The equation is simple: more customers + more profit pressure + stagnant wages = fewer employees working more hours for less pay. The optimization cycle and gig economy have created systematically demotivated workers.

My Thoughts

More customers + more pressure to create profit + stagnant wages = fewer employees working more hours for less pay.

It is normal that jobs get people that are less and less motivated prepare because of the optimization cycle that society is suffering, specially with Gig-economy emerging from every corner.

This is my personal commentary on the original article. Please read the original article for the full context.