The Dark Side Of A ‘Good Work Ethic’

It’s 3PM. You and a colleague are sitting next to each other when your boss comes in and asks, “Hey, do one of you have the bandwidth to help me?”

In the time it takes for a glance and an elongated, “Ummm — ,” each of you weighs office culture, hierarchies, relationships, and personal motivation, while pondering what kind of work is on the other side of yes, and could you save face if you dished out…