Saying “that’s not my job” is literally one of the most American things you can say. Do you think Musk or Bezos or Gates or Zuckerberg or Pichai would ever pick up a mop and bucket at their office? In North America, delegation to middle management, expanding the bureaucracy, is the name of the game. Only peons buy into the “gotta pick up the slack for my coworkers!” mentality.
Saying “that’s not my job” is literally one of the most American things you can say. Do you think Musk or Bezos or Gates or Zuckerberg or Pichai would ever pick up a mop and bucket at their office? In North America, delegation to middle management, expanding the bureaucracy, is the name of the game. Only peons buy into the “gotta pick up the slack for my coworkers!” mentality.