The reasons to care are personal pride in the quality of your work, understanding that your lack of effort has a negative impact on your colleagues, and your continued employment.

And if you hate your job, but are completely unable to find alternative employment (which is what you should do if you hate your job), you probably should reconsider how much you hate your job.

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nkrisc 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Got any recipes for delicious meals I can make with my pride?

I take pride in the stuff I enjoy doing. A job is just a paycheck because I need it.

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GaryBluto 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

He wasn't asking you to work for free.

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bpt3 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I find it hard to believe you actually read my comment before demonstrating you are probably one of the people I'm talking about at the end of it.

At no point did I state or imply that workers should be working solely or even primarily for anything other than money.

But if you can't be bothered to take pride in the work you're being paid to do, you shouldn't be paid to do it for long.

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nkrisc 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I will do my job as well as necessary to keep it in order to keep receiving money. If I could find a job that pays well and made me happier I would.

	▲	bpt3 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		If you can't find a better job, you should probably appreciate the one you have and not try to skate by with the bare minimum, if for no other reason than you're likely to miscalculate at some point.

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zwnow 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

People have a working contract and all you have to do is work according to the contract.

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Noaidi 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Ah, noble poverty! Be grateful to tha masta' for providing you the scraps he can provide! Your paycheck is the beautiful work you produce for tha masta'!

Seriously, pay people what they are worth and they will care. It is not that hard.

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zwnow 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Pride in the quality of my work is a phrase to make one feel bad about themselves. I take pride in my hobbies and in my hobby projects. I take pride in my family and friends. I do not take pride in being exploited for my work so some higher up can buy a new car every year.

	▲	bpt3 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		And again, someone comes and makes a comment that proves my point. Unless you are working in very unusual (and illegal in the developed world) circumstances, you are not being exploited in any real sense.