re: "50 a year, I don't need to work" is what the parish employee outside is yellin

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In fairness, a lot of companies encourage this behavior/way of thinking. If you tell a guy his job is to do X and his performance review is all about how well he does X, he's not going to do Y if doing Y prevents him from focusing on X.

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Sure. I get that. Division of labor, efficiency, and all.

There are 2 main situations in which the "it's not my job" mentality really grinds my gears:
1. The person is not otherwise engaged in meaningful work.
2. The task is quick and simple. For example, taking out the trash and putting a new bag in the container, rather than continuing to pile up garbage until the next cleaning shift.