I won’t lie. I won’t pretend. I won’t be stupid and do the work of 3 people. The remaining choice is to be seen as lazy. And, unlike your supervisor, mine doesn’t understand this.

I’ve reached a point where I believe that “competent managers” are mythological beings. I’ve had to put up with too many idiots in my life already, and this is why I hope to work at home, on my own - hopefully starting in 2006, though it won’t be easy.

Sure, I’ll do an extra project if I’m bored… other than that.. There is no driving reason to do so. I’ve already been told (by more than 2 people) I’ll never make it to management since I’m so “opinionated”.

I do my job… and I go home. Nothing more…

I wish… Oh how I wish I could do my best and be recognized for it.

Perhaps if you put out feelers to employment worthy of your value (assuming you are valuable to production), perhaps your employers would hassle you less. I doubt they would increase your wage, the employers are capitalists too.

But there’s one thing that crossed my mind while I was reading your post… when you mention the pay/effort trade: that would be true if you worked to an employer/company where someone’s either measuring your workload or with modular object strategies, I believe yours doesn’t match any of those… that’s the problem. Since nobody knows how to measure your workload, do not expect to be rewarded neither expect someone to realize or understand you doing things not work related during business hours.

If I was you… If advices were any good we’d sell not give them… but just find something else that fits your way of working and personality.