Also: You want lazy workers rather than hard workers, at least in tech. The lazy worker is motivated just enough to automate that shit so he just has to run a script to do all the work for him. The hard worker just does everything the hard way and thinks he's doing good work rather than inefficient work.
I divide my officers into four classes as follows: The clever, the industrious, the lazy, and the stupid. Each officer always possesses two of these qualities.
Those who are clever and industrious I appoint to the General Staff. Use can under certain circumstances be made of those who are stupid and lazy. The man who is clever and lazy qualifies for the highest leadership posts. He has the requisite nerves and the mental clarity for difficult decisions. But whoever is stupid and industrious must be got rid of, for he is too dangerous.
Also: You want lazy workers rather than hard workers, at least in tech. The lazy worker is motivated just enough to automate that shit so he just has to run a script to do all the work for him. The hard worker just does everything the hard way and thinks he's doing good work rather than inefficient work.
-General Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord