First, originally, monks do not do production activities. This is because if you seek results, suffering will occur.
Of course, it's painful if you don't get satisfactory results. However, even if satisfactory results are obtained, attachment is born with those results, and eventually that attachment becomes painful at some point. So satisfaction and dissatisfaction are two sides of the same coin, and both lead to suffering... the cause is seeking results! And, this is the premise of Buddhism.
This idea is particularly prominent in Theravada Buddhism, where there is a clear division between being a monk and being at home (not being a monk). Elder Sumanasara asked the doctor, “Is medical treatment killing? How should I feel about treatment?” When asked, they clearly answered, “A doctor cannot live like a monk.” First, please understand that this way of thinking underlies Buddhism. (Mahayana Buddhism will prove that even a home can be saved! (Since it developed by saying that, there is an aspect where it is hybrid with production activities)
What is “bad cause bad effect, good cause good effect”? You might think that, but at the private sector level, it's just a moral theory of “let's do our best.” As for Buddhist thought, it is based on selflessness, so I'm not talking about rewards such as interests.
So what do we do? By working so hard to live moment by moment (moment's death), I don't notice anything before or after. The idea is that if you do that, you can live without stepping on landmines that naturally cause suffering.
So what about general society?
I think “it depends on the person.” If it's an individual story, whether you get a difficult qualification or not, you have no choice but to do your best with what you have now. Even if you can't eat it, you are free to aim for the top or to eat first. I think which one is correct is a mushroom and bamboo shoot war.
But when you're in a position where you have to feed your employees, family... someone, results are essential, aren't they? There are probably many patterns along that path, but it will be a story about a different axis from each individual.
If you think so, there isn't just one answer. It changes in the surrounding environment.
In other words, people don't exist by themselves. My fluid self, including connections with those around me, is my true self...
Instead of applying quick talk to the equation to evaluate others, let's carefully observe and treat them and think about their merits and challenges. And it means let's think about the right people in the right place.
My belief is that abilities are junk. If that is not recognized, things that have gone out of their way to grow will also spoil.