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Business coach @zerodollarcoaching explains how highly competent employees often receive more work as a penalty for their performance.

Business coach @zerodollarcoaching shared a TikTok video explaining how highly competent employees are often rewarded with additional work rather than recognition. Managers and business owners frequently assign urgent and important tasks to their most capable workers because they believe these individuals will complete the work quickly and efficiently.

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This dynamic often results in the most competent employees performing the tasks of others while those with lower performance levels avoid extra responsibilities. To illustrate this point, @zerodollarcoaching used a hypothetical employee named Sarah, who completed her own tasks while also taking on unasked-for work and training new staff. In contrast, a colleague named Mike did just enough to avoid being fired while relying on Sarah for help. The business coach argued that companies often justify giving more work to already overworked employees, which can lead to excellence being treated as a penalty. The video has been viewed over 1.4 million times, with many users commenting that they have experienced being the 'go-to' employee and taking on extra work without additional compensation.

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