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ForHackernews on July 22, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Sell it or run it, there is no middle ground

> Why would I bust my ass as an employee if you're just sitting on your ass, and you're still going to receive the bulk of the reward?

Typically because you need money to feed yourself or your family. That's how this game is usually played, anyway.

s73v3r on July 22, 2015 [–]

No, that's why I took the job, and why I'm doing the bare minimum to not get fired.

ForHackernews on July 23, 2015 | [–]

Then it's the role of the employer to set the "bare minimum to not get fired" == "busting [your] ass" and enforce that strictly. The system works!

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