4 reasons why you end up regretting working hard at work

Few people are free from what they eat. The most common way to solve that problem is to work for a company. The company is one of the places where we stay the longest and put the most energy into our lives. I think working hard in such a company is a virtue, and I also think of it as a necessary and sufficient condition for a long run. At school, I grew up learning diligence and sincerity as the best virtue. But the reality is never like that. Nothing is guaranteed as long as you work hard like a cow. What are we doing wrong?

Effort and reward do not scale linearly

The most sensitive part of the company is compensation. Some people are immersed in the work itself because they enjoy it, but in most cases, the external motivation of economic pressure is the driving force that keeps them going. However, it is not uncommon for people to be properly rewarded for their hard work. First of all, it is quite difficult to properly evaluate individual contributions in relation to organic work. In particular, the decisive reason why one should not work recklessly in Korea is that salary negotiations are not systematic. When a company decides on a salary increase rate, there may be some differences, but most of them apply it to everyone in a lump sum, so I can’t even dream of salary negotiations. In the end, the evaluation of work is the best you can do yourself. However, since there is no opportunity to appeal individual achievements in salary negotiations, you should never blindly work hard. If you are in a situation where you can negotiate properly, I recommend that you grit your teeth and try hard.

The decision maker changes all the time

Personnel appraisal decision makers can change at any time. People can change, and even the same person can change his mind. In the past, when I was working at the company, I did my best and the work performance was good, but I still remember that I did not get a proper evaluation because the organization was reorganized before the evaluation season and the managing director, who was in charge of decision-making, was changed. Conversely, there was a senior manager who needed to be promoted, so he was assigned an important project to get a good evaluation. As the project was blown away, the decision maker pressured me to produce results from my project in order to survive, and I and the assistant shooter lived up to that expectation. There have been times when I have received an unexpectedly high grade. At this time, I remember the memories of risking my life because I knew that if I did just a little bit better, I would get a 100% good evaluation.

Required competencies change for each position

Personal development is very important for a long and successful life in the company. This is because employees, deputy managers, department heads, and executives must demonstrate different capabilities in their respective positions. If you were promoted to manager because you did a good job when you were an assistant manager, now you need the ability to match the position of manager. If you recklessly work hard like you did when you were an assistant manager, you can never become a good exaggeration. Leadership is definitely needed starting with the manager, but we are a country in leadership drought selected by the OECD. The core quality of leadership is liberal arts. You have to be able to communicate widely based on culture, and you have to find the seeds of ideas, but if you don’t study or read, the company starts to become hell. You should not only work recklessly for the company, but also pay more attention to personal development. That way you can make it long run.

Few companies last forever

Of the top 100 groups by market capitalization 50 years ago, there are fewer companies left than you might think. No company lasts forever. Keep in mind that circumstances can always change. Forget the idea of burying your bones in one company. Don’t get too caught up in the trivial tasks, and sometimes listen to the company as a whole. There is no place to resent when a company goes bankrupt even though it was unexpected. If the ability is outstanding, in fact, there are many places to go even if the company goes bankrupt. Let’s think easy. Messi was working for a company called Barcelona, but the company went bankrupt. Will Messi worry about the company? It is enough to move to another good company. In the end, the problem is your own competence. If you live in a way that just endures after joining the company, and you have not been educated and have not developed your competencies for your main tasks, there will be no lifeboats or vests when the ship called the company goes aground. I will just be with the fate of the company. As always, study is the master key to life. If you study hard, you can open up more problem situations than you think.