How is this a hack? It's following the law

Good idea!

"Work to live, not live to work". Others may choose to work harder, but that's on them - it's all a choice for what is important to the individual, and that's ok if it's different for different people.

Have fun getting zero respect from your co-workers and never getting a promotion or a raise.

There is ALOT wrong with that because then others end up carrying you. Have respect for your colleagues.

This all depends where you work and what your role is. There are many jobs out there that actually require you to work, otherwise you stick out like a sore thumb.This is bad advice and can actually put people’s lives in danger. If you are so insignificant at your job and you can get away with giving your minimum, I say good for you. But unfortunately, some of us have jobs that affect other’s lives where it’s morally and ethically wrong not to do much.

The only thing wrong with this is being in the position of lowest hanging fruit when it comes time for layoffs. Also, if you're smart about investing into your job can bring opportunities to move to a different job, or even the ability to create your own job that lets you do something that you do enjoy. Even then it's important to find a way to avoid burnout. That will likely end up with you losing your job because your poor attitude and performance will become obvious.

To be honest, if we don't nterpret the "absolute minimum TO MAINTAIN A JOB" so literally, then I agree with this one. Do what you're paid for. If you want a raise, don't get suddenly too ambitious, and, if possible, accept as much as you know you can handle, but no more than that. Learn your limits, no need to push them too far or too sudden. Again, that's, if your working environment allows you to be this way. At my job, although our boss told us directly to try and not stress too much, there's just too much work at the moment and it won't do itself. He's aware of the situation and is trying to help. But at a previous employment, in a small company kind of place, although my minimum was already pretty demanding, they still expected me to sell my soul from the start. I was even told "oh, if you can't go home, you can stay at my place, no problem at all". It really wasn't sexual, btw, just very.... inhumane disguised as kindness. And they never even payed the agreed salary.

And try to make it easy for your manager to give you a good review by doing the little things right: filling out time cards and other forms correctly, showing up on time, knowing how to write a professional email, getting along with people, not procrastinating on important tasks, etc.

Work to live, not live to work. You are just a number and they do NOT care about you..

I figured that out late in my career ... late, but I still have a good 25 years to make up for it. I retired early, travel 6 months out of each year, and have no financial worries. I'm content.

Gotta love all the people saying "Just change jobs", as if it's that easy. This isn't The Sims, folks.

Doesn't work if you're always picking up the slack for everyone else

Depends on your boss. Assholes make life miserable for themselves and anyone who crosses paths with them.

I used to bust my butt day in and day out...go in early, stay late, take on extra projects, etc., thinking it would show loyalty and good work ethic and figuring that's what it took to get the job done. All it showed was what a fool I was because the one's going in doing the bare minimum expected were getting paid the same, getting the same benefits and even getting the better positions. Never again.

Life doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be good enough for you

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My dad’s minimum is like double a regular maximum. And he is fine.

My God, I can't imagine working in an open office like that! Talk about no personal space for 8 hours a day!

AMEN

Yes there bloody is !!! This is how companies fail if you did this at my work I would fire you immediately I hate this attitude- I have worked with so many people Like you who are do a mediocre job it gives me the shits completely

That’s hardly how you build a prosperous society though.

The truth of this depends on so many things: type of job, type of employer, and your own attitude. I think I would have been miserable if I knew I was doing the absolute minimum, because there would be zero satisfaction.

Well this hack only depends on ones character and work ethics

Just what you want in a doctor!

Kinda hard to do as SEMI / TRUCK DRIVER, hahahaha!! (Really, not funny.. yet true.) Y'all look at the stuff on your table/desk as you read this; my husband, myself, or our compadres...brought it!!! ;)

Great for all the lazy people that don't care about their job.

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Yeah , except the work you're not doing falls on somebody else

Nothing wrong with doing the minimum if you don't mind a boring self -centered life.

But - this would mean spending 8 hours a day doing something I don`t care about. I know not everything is that lucky, but I like the job, the colleagues and it`s just - interesting to find what went wrong and fixing things. I don`t have to enjoy every moment, but the day I don`t care about the work anymore and resolve to doing the minimum is also the day I go looking for a new one. Don`t want to hate 1/3 of my live or even feel nothing about it.

Amen.

This is exactly what civilised work is

If you are getting paid minimum wage I don't see any reason to kill yourself doing a job.just do what is expected and go home

Agree. And when you work like this don't complain about your compensation.

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Do the absolute minimum? You'll go far..

Except in France, where a popular TV show made that one of its main jokes, so virtually everybody is aware of the trick now

It's also helpful to learn, "I'm sorry officer. I didn't know she was your daughter"

Works wonders with kids too !

This is also useful when you're walking off with the animal to your car to take him home.