Lazy girl vs try hard | When did 'going above and beyond' become a badge of honour?

Everyone has a set of specific job role expectations, both in their contract and outlined everywhere from appraisals to onboarding.

Whether it's KPIs, sales targets, or expectations of output and availability for meetings, there is plenty we 'have' to do at work, and for many, going beyond that is seen as 'extra', a new level of dedication.

This came to mind after reading a new survey from Qualtrics, which found that 'employees willing to put in extra effort beyond what’s expected of them jumped from 77% in 2019 to 89% in 2020, and has since declined to below the pre-pandemic level.'

Essentially, people are deciding to not do more than they're contracted to do. But what even is that, anyway? Do people go around with a copy of their contract in their bag, to refer to?