#3 (mediocre work after an effective pay cut) doesn't sound at all unreasonable. In effect those people are getting a pay cut and decided that investing effort to be "top-notch" is not justified. They're doing a mediocre job - by definition middle, not low quality. The author tries to paint this in a very bad light but I think this is a mentality of "it's bad because someone else does it".
For some of those people the issue is not financial but one of respect. A little spit in their eye is still spit in their eye.
What's a reasonable amount to cut from an agreed payment while still expecting top notch quality? How much does the author like to give up in such conditions?
For some of those people the issue is not financial but one of respect. A little spit in their eye is still spit in their eye.
What's a reasonable amount to cut from an agreed payment while still expecting top notch quality? How much does the author like to give up in such conditions?