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Depends on the job. Don't halfass it if you're a doctor, nurse, teacher ...
I disagree. Just because you are a nurse or a teacher doesn’t mean you should be underpaid.
There are still things that get placed on nurses as busy-work. We used to get pulled up for not writing shift notes, but I always pointed out that it was basically duplication of standard documentation and I would always prioritise actual care over paperwork.
If it's not written down it didn't happen - but if it didn't happen because I was stood at the COW then it didn't happen either...
I left my high school (as a student) 15 years ago, and the boat was already leaving the harbor for "teachers who give a fuck" at the turn of the millennium. I remember 4 teachers who cared, across 14 years of schooling (pre-12). And I was in the 'gifted program' for many of those, too.
Why should they give a fuck when they are getting scraps for a salary? It sucks for everyone involved, but I get it.
Depends on what the definition of bad means here.
If it's "bad" as in low quality work, i agree.
If it's the employer version of "bad" as in limited productivity/throughput then no, fuck 'em, they get what they pay for.