It may have been the case before that people thought hard work brought a better life, but now things have changed
Professor Bobby Duffy worked on the study, and said that millennials have ‘become much more sceptical about prioritising work as they’ve made their way through their career’.
The job I do, working harder gets shit done quicker which means you get through the assigned work faster. That’s obviously positive for my employer. And working harder could mean longer hours, which nets you overtime.
So probably depends on the type of work, where you work and so on if it is a scam or not.