Comments by "zjeee" (@zjeee) on "Engineer says she 'quiet quit' her job. Hear what that means" video.

  1. It's hard to generalize and it all depends in which field you are in. Competition is a lot fiercer in some sectors than others. Some jobs you can get by working on 70% others you will be replaced within a week if you don't keep up a 110% pace. Also it depends on your colleagues, I worked as a teacher and we worked as a group of 6 teachers to improve the course and we had one girl that always kept delegating her responsibilities to others and would just chat with her boyfriend while we were improving the course. Needless to say people got fed up doing her job for her and we all went to the boss and got her fired. I personally don't mind if you don't work your ass off but when you are dozing off and letting others do your work for you while you collect a full salary then you are just lazy.
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  2. I never understood the whole thing honestly, I've had my fair share of employers. Some good some bad. When I had a bad employer I just quit and found a new job if I found the situation unbearable. I know plenty of people that still work for the same company and complain all day about how they are mistreated and I would sympathize at first but later as I grew older I realized they're responsible for their own happiness. If you are so unhappy then find a new job - what's stopping you? There are plenty of good companies out there if you want to be stuck at a company that mistreats you for decades then that's your own choice.
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  3. Nothing in this world comes for free, I am from a Northern European country and have worked in Europe, America and China. I can tell you the healthcare and education in my country is paid for by a tax rate between 40-60%. It all depends on what you are looking for, if you want to make money and work hard then my country is not for you. The tax rate is progressive so as you work overtime your salary goes up but so does your tax rate, at the end of the day it's not worth it working overtime as you will pass a tax threshold and your tax rate will cut the extra money you made. As a result people are extremely reluctant to work overtime because it just doesn't show up on your salary and is eaten up by taxes because you just push yourself up the tax threshold and go from paying 40% tax on your income to 60%. I made a lot more money in America, that being said if you get sick you don't have the same benefits in America as you would in my home country. For me personally America is a lot better than Europe if you are single and healthy, if you are old has some kind of disabling condition or a family then my home in Northern Europe is much better. As for China the working conditions are just bad, no upsides.
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