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  Question 77: Is it a character flaw to be lazy in an exploitive system?   
  [99] ADHH: I do not think that being lazy in an exploitive system is necessarily a character flaw. In most jobs, the employee makes a standard hourly wage. Regardless of how hard he or she works or doesn't work, there is no increase or decrease in his or her wage. For example, in a small office situation, an employee is hired to perform specific tasks. Once this employee has mastered those tasks, the boss gives that employee more to do and expects a higher level of output without any increase in wage. The harder the employee works, the more work they are given to do and expected to get done in this system without an increase in monetary rewards. The increased workload benefits the owners of the company while increasing the stress level and decreasing the well-being of the employee. Is that a fair trade? I don't think so. If a person is not looking for advancement, or if there is nowhere to go and hard work is not rewarded, why work harder?   
 
 
 
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