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It’s remarkably uncommon to find an employee who strikes a balance between the two. But I think this doesn’t make the sentence wrong.


Literally everyone strikes the balance. According to their experience. The older, the more experienced, the more balanced.


The problem is corporate interests usually demand expedience and individual, short-term output while dismissing any notion of craftsmanship, completeness, correctness, or long-term investment. More and more corporations have completely stopped investing in employee education, career, and professional development apart from harassment and privacy training videos.


There's a difference in the balance that people like to do, and what's best for the organization. I definitely can't deny that I've sometimes gone for the side that made my job better for me, but not necessarily helped the organization the most.




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