Americans are working less

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by DaFace

There's a pretty consistent view among younger generations that hard work (in terms of hours) doesn't necessarily lead to higher pay. That probably depends on the type of job, but I can't say I disagree with them. With real wages stagnant for ~50 years and seemingly everyone laying people off in the past few years, it's tough to feel particularly committed to your employer.

I wonder if some of that is job hopping, too... you don't necessarily have to bust your ass for one company when you can often work a year or two and get your next promotion and/or raise from the next company. And the major differences there is how much easier it is to find jobs, plus you now have recruiters reaching out via LinkedIn as opposed to sending out resume after resume.

It also seems like a lot of people think of raises/promotions as some black box... I see all lot of questions posted on reddit that lead me to internally scream, have you simply asked your manager?! It's just a foreign concept to me to not have those conversations and then assume you won't get raises... or assume it won't happen so you don't put in the effort, then say "yup, I knew it!" (and that may sound dumb, but I've seen people do it, like they're giving themselves an excuse not to work harder).