"humans will survive for hundreds millions of years. But I'll be long gone in like 40 and I'll have gotten everything I every wanted. So change nothing, and fuck you."
Imagine if this was your work on a wall like this being unearthed.
This could have just been another day of hum-drum work for them. But now their legacy has been revealed at an unfathomable time in the future.
So very few people will ever have this and I'm sure nothing I ever accomplish will be remembered or delight so many people upon it's discovery in the future, should any of it even survive that long.
Companies expect you to slog your guts out for the false promise of a reward. But being a hard worker, at least in my environment, just means you get the hardest work.
I've had the biggest pay rises by changing job. There's no reason to be ambitious and stay loyal to a company that will run you ragged and offer very little in return.
Why is it always helmets?