Seth Godin：做一个好的员工
A good worker
Seth Godin 称自己不是传统意义上的“好员工”，并指出按部就班、不问问题的“好员工”模式源自工厂主对可替换零件式管理的需要，被带进了学校与社区。他强调，当世界快速变化、工作被 AI 与原子化拆解、多数人实质上成为自己的老板时，这种模式会变成阻碍，更好的选择是成为好的领导者、有韧性的贡献者，并有洞察与勇气去追问“为什么”。
The truth is, I’m not a good worker. I’ve had very few traditional jobs, and my performance on typical tasks was poor.
Work the exact hours, do precisely what’s asked, don’t ask questions and focus on what the boss wants.
We modeled ‘good worker’ behavior in school. “Will this be on the test?” was the key question for 100 years. Do what the teacher asks for, and don’t overthink it.
The indoctrination of compliance came from factory owners. It’s easier to run an industrial operation when you can treat your workers as interchangeable cogs, not individuals.
We took that idea to schools, to communities, and even to how some engaged in spirituality.
The good worker trope falls apart when the world changes fast. It becomes a hindrance when job security wavers. And it doesn’t really pay off when AI and the atomization of work mean that most of us are the boss now, even if we are on a payroll.
It’s better to be a good leader, a resilient contributor and someone who has the insight and guts to ask why.
来源：Seth Godin · seths.blog