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Thank you for a detailed response. In my limited experience I don't think I ever met anyone who genuinely didn't give a fuck. Some people were slower than others, some had a "5 pm and I am off" attitude (but without dropping work on others on exit), some were stuck in their old ways of doing things but no one was actually malicious.

Like you said, it is a gradient. We are all a bit different, in my work it was much more beneficial to me and everyone involved to just understand each other honestly, without judgement. That way it is much easier for everyone to find a good path to work happily and grow as people.

Some do not want to improve that much and I still think it's ok as long as it doesn't hinder anyone else's work. They may get switched to simpler and less challenging work over time but there's usually plenty of that to go around.