People Love to Work Hard (anildash.com)

Anil Dash argues that the repeated claim that employees “don’t want to work hard” is unfounded and used to blame workers or justify poor pay and workplace conditions. He says people will work intensely when teams have a clear goal, shared values, trust and autonomy, and leadership that provides resources and avoids dehumanizing or harmful systems. When workers seem less “productive,” he argues it often reflects stress, lack of agency, surveillance, meaningless metrics, and erosion of basic employment protections rather than a lack of motivation.