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The truth about work
How much are you willing to give for what you get in return?
Many things in life are a transaction.
When you buy your coffee in the morning, get gas for your car, work out at a gym, or pay for a subscription to read your favorite newspaper online.
For many people, work is also a transaction. They’ve agreed to do a specific job for you, and you pay them for the job done.
I can hear some of you sputter right now, wanting to challenge me that work is more than a transaction in your company or your team.
People have bought into your dream to grow the company to something more than just a place where they do their work.
So you don’t believe I’m right?
Well, just stop paying them and see what happens. Will they still want to work for you? Is what they get from you and your company beyond money on their bank account enough to keep them around?
Maybe for a while, but not for a long time. In the end, we need to feed our families as well.
It’s true that I’ve agreed to jobs and projects for less pay because I believed in the purpose of the company or the project.
