DPSing as a healer

[FinaSel]

Here is how I see it.

Imagine you work at an store and your job is to answer customer's questions.
You have a steady stream of customers, but you are doing your job so well that you've handled every customer's request completely and the store is currently empty.
Now you have some free time.

You KNOW that some other people at your office could use some help with other things though, and you DO have the knowledge and skills to help them.
(Just like a healer has plenty of DPS skills.)
You KNOW that helping them with their job during your free time will make the office more efficient overall.
(Like a healer DPSing would making killing mobs faster and dungeon runs quicker.)
Now, you could use your free time to help other people do their jobs too. After all, it is within your ability to do so.

Or, you can just sit back and do nothing, because, after all, that is THEIR job and NOT YOUR job.

Let's imagine your boss came to you and said: "Hey, I see that you have completed all your work for the moment and you look like you have some free time on your hands. Would you mind helping Bob out with his work? We'd finish a lot faster if you did. But if a customer comes in with a question, you can prioritize them."
(Just like a healer can prioritize heals when necessary.)

Would you say "No. Why do I have to help Bob? That's not MY job. Why should I have to help other people with their jobs? I have my own job to do." (Except right now there is nothing for you TO do)
Because if you said that, not only could you forget about a promotion, but you're likely to be laid off.

I can't even imagine someone saying "Why should I have to do that? That's not my job" at an office.
If you have time to help others to make things go smoothly, especially when you and everyone else knows you have the ability to do so, then there is no reason why you shouldn't.

If I were a boss, I would expect my employees to always be doing something to help the company run efficiently.
Anyone who is sitting around doing nothing while others are working is doing nothing but waiting to be replaced.

[Reinha]

Or, you can just sit back and do nothing, because, after all, that is THEIR job and NOT YOUR job.

That's a good comparison. Unfortunately there are two types of people: those who need a demanding boss or the risk of unemployment to feel motivated to do more than is required of them, and those who are motivated internally and want to contribute more. There is not much past upbringing that can change the work mentality of a person. It's a shame because attitudes have an effect on productivity both at work and in game.

[Gemina]

Here is how I see it.

Imagine you work at an store and your job is to answer customer's questions.
You have a steady stream of customers, but you are doing your job so well that you've handled every customer's request completely and the store is currently empty.
Now you have some free time.

You KNOW that some other people at your office could use some help with other things though, and you DO have the knowledge and skills to help them.
(Just like a healer has plenty of DPS skills.)
You KNOW that helping them with their job during your free time will make the office more efficient overall.
(Like a healer DPSing would making killing mobs faster and dungeon runs quicker.)
Now, you could use your free time to help other people do their jobs too. After all, it is within your ability to do so.

Or, you can just sit back and do nothing, because, after all, that is THEIR job and NOT YOUR job.

Let's imagine your boss came to you and said: "Hey, I see that you have completed all your work for the moment and you look like you have some free time on your hands. Would you mind helping Bob out with his work? We'd finish a lot faster if you did. But if a customer comes in with a question, you can prioritize them."
(Just like a healer can prioritize heals when necessary.)

Would you say "No. Why do I have to help Bob? That's not MY job. Why should I have to help other people with their jobs? I have my own job to do." (Except right now there is nothing for you TO do)
Because if you said that, not only could you forget about a promotion, but you're likely to be laid off.

I can't even imagine someone saying "Why should I have to do that? That's not my job" at an office.
If you have time to help others to make things go smoothly, especially when you and everyone else knows you have the ability to do so, then there is no reason why you shouldn't.

If I were a boss, I would expect my employees to always be doing something to help the company run efficiently.
Anyone who is sitting around doing nothing while others are working is doing nothing but waiting to be replaced.

A great analogy. It does make a lot of sense, but a big difference here is that you work with these people every day, and the goal is to sustain and prosper the business. This is not the goal of DF. If I was a regional sales manager and I have to go to another store to fill in for another manager for that day, all I can expect from people I don't know and will never see again is that they are doing their jobs.

Expectations like this, I hold for my static and nothing more.