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sharkboy1006 t1_iy7885v wrote

If only my best was good enough for anyone 😅 edit: I’m gonna cry you all are too kind, thank you all ;)

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DevAstral t1_iy7fqz6 wrote

It’s good enough for me bro, keep doing your best, you’re awesome

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Mozfel t1_iy8zgbc wrote

If only you're my boss, that does my annual performance appraisal

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bloodysnomen t1_iy7zxtv wrote

My dad always told us growing up "Do your best because you can, not because you have to."

It really stuck with me.

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ValyrianJedi t1_iy8n0og wrote

My job is as performance based as it gets. Like 2/3rds or more of the pay is performance based commission and bonus, and the bonus is based on how you perform relative to the other sales executives. Like if you're in the top 10% of revenue you get bonus A, top 20% get bonus B, bottom 50% no bonus, etc... It can be insanely rough because even if you've done your best someone else doing better can knock your pay down, which leads to you working a few more hours a week to get back on top that quarter, which leads to them working a few more hours a week to get back on top the next quarter, until eventually everybody is driving themselves in to the ground to crank out numbers like 20-30% higher than what anybody's best was a year ago.

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Mastercat12 t1_iy7rm0y wrote

Same here. People say do your best, then they're like "no not that, do better". It's maddening. I hate people. People aren't very empathetic.

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Sharp_Value2020 t1_iy7w3kl wrote

> I hate people. People aren't very empathetic.

Maybe they are. Maybe they're picking up on your hate.

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Cs_A1t t1_iy7w7yd wrote

You sound pleasant to be around 😐

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Darnell2070 t1_iyblmvr wrote

Maybe he's trying his best and it's not good enough.

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