this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
774 points (99.0% liked)

Memes

14632 readers
1158 users here now

Post memes here.

A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


Laittakaa meemejä tänne.

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] TalkingFlower@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah, but I mean if you are fully qualified for the job and the company is being run efficiently, and there are no projects that have nasty extra demands/complaints that deviate from the norm and the skillset of the company. Why need tertiary skills aside from your boss having a sense of humor "yOU sHoUlD leARN thIS, i pAy yoU tO lEaRN"?

Unless you caught me learning something so remote from my core work, so much work for little improvement margin, then you've got every right to question me.

Besides, what I have been mentioning are NOT tertiary skills; they are becoming primary skills, but no one actually wants to admit that. It is a constant reminder to your superior that they can't elevate you even if they want to.

It sounds to me you are talking about a cultural problem called conformity and KPI tunnel vision. Sometimes it becomes so stiff that even working efficiently requires permission because someone is adverse to change.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I'm talking about a cultural problem started by Henry Ford over a hundred years ago called the assembly line. Where you only have one job to do and you do it over amd over with little variation. It started in industry, but shows it's face in every profession.

Im glad your personal experience is better, but that doesn't mean it isn't a very dangerous trend in most professions that this entire post is literally complaining about.

Yes, situations should be more ideal for the worker. But they're not. That is my entire point.