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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Not really. I've known lots of people who perform well within the responsibilities of their job without really working all that hard at it. Maybe they are under-performing their potential and working an easy job. Maybe they are just talented and that allows them to not work very hard. Maybe they have a manager who just doesn't push that hard? Unless you are just oblivious and think that you are the best you could ever be, most self-aware people can point to areas where they could improve. As someone who manages people, I have those conversations all the time. It's more a question of performance vs potential. Lots of people do great at work without working that hard.
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This is sort of what I was getting at. My son was probably the most over-qualified cashier at Petco during the year he worked there. He didn't work near to his capacity or particularly hard, but performed very well and his bosses loved him.
I think creative people sometimes don't have to work all that hard to make a successful creation--say music--while others slave away at it. I think of Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones' drummer. He's a creative guy--likes art, prefers jazz to rock--who basically works way below his capacity when drumming for the Stones. He's a great part of an iconic band, but i don't think he works at it very hard, and good for him!