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The Efficiency Trap

How Software Engineers Can Avoid Being Punished for Their Productivity

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Z at Kaizen Coach
Mar 07, 2025
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The fastest way to get more work without more pay is to be good at your job.

You close tickets fast. You unblock others. You take ownership when no one else will. Your reward? More tickets. More responsibility. Same salary.

This is the efficiency trap. Companies optimize for short-term output. High performers become load-bearing walls, not candidates for …

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