[iancmceachern]

Yes, the vocal overemployed folks that share their experiences widely say that they work the minimum possible at one or more jobs.

There is a whole other world of folks, folks that want to maximize their contributions to society during their working years, but for whatever reason (company politics and broken bureaucracy typicaly) aren't able to. These folks may be rotting on the vine in their jobs, unable to use their gifts to their fullest. Those folks also fall into this bucket. Not every "overemployed" person puts the minimum in on each of their jobs. Some of them are hiding in plain sight, excelling at one or more jobs. Some of them are tech engineers or executives by day and soccer coaches by night, or volunteer and run soup kitchens, or are active in their religious communities, some of them coach youth technology groups, etc. The folks that are bragging on the internet about putting in the minimum at anything aren't the norm, they're the exception.

Edited - typo

[moistly]

“Contributions to society” in the modern internet world being “targeted ad serving.” Hacker spirit my ass.

[iancmceachern]

I dont follow. I design medical devices, so my world has nothing to do with ads.

[moistly]

Found the guy who, on hearing that humans have two legs, proclaims “But I have only one leg!” Ok, thanks, well done.

[iancmceachern]

What are you saying?