whenever people complain about someone being "merely happy with getting something to work and get it out the door before clocking out" i wonder to myself if i'm dealing with someone that has The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism on their nightstand, or has never read Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, or simply does not understand the significance of these two essays.
like ... you expect people to actually be committed to "the value of a hard day's work" for its own sake? when owners aren't committed to value of a hard day's worker? and you think that your position is the respectable/wise one? lol
Where did they say anything about a "hard day's work"? Are you making up arguments to attribute to them, lol
And are you assuming the alternative involves not clocking out? Because "clock out, finish when there's more time" is a very good option in many situations.
No, it's not about capitalism and exploitation, hard work propaganda etc. You can work to the contract (e.g. strictly whats in your work contract and not "above and beyond") while still retaining the quality of the work. So reduce the quantity but not the quality. This is about a ton of bootcamp developers that were created in the last 10ish years, for which, unlike the rest of us, it is just a better paid job.
Given the remainder of the comment is "and not understanding the inner workings" it's safe to assume that "getting something to work" does not imply that it worked correctly.
Back in the days of SVN, I'd have to deal with people who committed syntax errors, broken unit tests, and other things that either worked but were obviously broken, or just flat out didn't work.
Taking a bit of pride in your work is as much for your coworkers as it is for yourself. Not everything needs to be some silly proles vs bourge screed.
like ... you expect people to actually be committed to "the value of a hard day's work" for its own sake? when owners aren't committed to value of a hard day's worker? and you think that your position is the respectable/wise one? lol