All any individual has to barter with is our time. That's true in life, and also true at work. We all work to provide for ourselves and our families, and owe X amount of time in exchange for guarantee. When it comes to voluntarily working "more", individuals have to make a decision if their time is best spent at work or best spent not at work. While such a decision about the value of our time can be situational and/or influenced by recommendations, its ultimately a decision each individual always has to make for themselves.

And it is human nature for individuals to seek guidance - or lack thereof - that provides presumed validation of those decisions made.

Because all we have to barter with is time, life is far too short to be miserable...and every day that goes by miserable here represents the opportunity cost of lost seniority elsewhere.

All we have is our time...how are you choosing to spend yours?