The number one reason I can’t be a boss – I have simple expectations – you’re getting paid, do your job, if you can’t or don’t want to you do the job find a new one.
I don’t understand why so many people feel it’s ok to do as little as possible to continue getting paid or maybe I do. I’m not talking about my current employer specifically, it seems like a trend almost every where I go. I know that we all have off days but the levels of apathy emanating from people is palpable. I have a theory about this, when I first started working my mother told me that no one was irreplaceable but I still needed to give whatever I was doing my full commitment. I’ve carried that philosophy for almost 25 years. My mother’s work ethic and by extension mine, came from a time when people worked their whole lives for a single company and looked forward to their retirement package and gold watch. I guess it’s hard to commit to a company when more and more frequently they seem to be run by executives looking out for their personal interests and no matter how well or how poorly the company does, they get paid.
I’m guessing the other part of the problem is a natural extension of the everyone gets a trophy mentality. This expectation that you will be rewarded just for participating, has moved off the play field, through schools and pretty much set up shop in the work place. I’m here aren’t I, so pay me. It’s not really a sustainable model. Yes there are always people that work hard but sooner or later those people will leave for one reason or another. Of course this will be detrimental to the company in the long run, but since there is no accountability some executives will continue to get paid until their is no more money to be made and they move on.
Unless it’s your company it’s very easy to find yourself dreading going to work in the morning, every morning. If that’s how you feel it may be time to make a change. You’re not just making yourself miserable, you are more than likely doing the same to your coworkers and creating an ever increasing downward spiral. There will be difficult bosses and office politics, it is the nature of every job, so have to have something that keep you going. What has worked for me is making sure that I continue to do my job to the best of my ability and let that be it’s own reward.
#AlternativeFacts [July 2017]
Collecting my posted #AlternativeFacts for July 2017
July 01: Black victims and perpetrators never experience different standards than their white counterparts.
July 02: The only purpose of religious organizations is to accumulate wealth and power.
July 03: Lashing out and being insulting is acceptable behavior for both small children and world leaders.
July 04: American exceptionalism was absolutely not the result of genocide, slavery and oppression.
July 05: All Americans know the Bill of Rights, Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
July 06: ‘We the people’ from the preamble has always applied to everyone not just property owning white men.
July 07: The Constitution was perfect as it was originally written & all those amendments are without merit & should be removed.
July 08: Freedom of Speech means you can say whatever you want without consequence.
July 09: The separation of Church and State only applies to non-Christian religions.
July 10: There is no way to prove evolution is real, so that’s why we get the same flu vaccine every year.
July 11: STEM programs are part of the gay, liberal agenda and should be removed from schools to make America great again.
July 12: There is no evidence of man made contributions to changes in climate or the environment.
July 13: Not only is the Earth flat, all space flight including the Moon landing is fake.
July 14: Dr. Oz presents real science and people like Stephen Hawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson are charlatans.
July 15: There is no need for peer review or validation in any field of scientific study.
July 16: Your religious beliefs are more important than your actions in support of those beliefs.
July 17: Women don’t have the intelligence or physical strength to be anything other than wives and mothers.
July 18: Women have had no historical contributions in the fields of science, sports or politics.
July 19: American feminism has always been open, inclusive and strives for the betterment of women of all ethnicities.
July 20: Female sexuality is always more powerful than male self-control.
July 21: Women are overreacting to the perceived threats they face from men.
July 22: Women are rarely abused, raped, disfigured or killed by men they know.
July 23: Major world religions have done absolutely nothing to stigmatize, marginalize and control women’s bodies.
July 24: The sexual practices of consenting adults should be legislated by government based on religious beliefs.
July 25: The best place for anyone to get comprehensive and accurate sex education is from porn sites.
July 26: It is perfectly acceptable to judge the sexual behavior of men and women differently.
July 27: Sex workers deserve any mental, verbal and physical abuse they experience because of their work choice.
July 28: The only approved displays of female sexuality are for marketing, advertising and male entertainment.
July 29: Human sexuality only exists in two forms.
July 30: Religions have never tried to control female reproduction.
July 31: Minorities and women don’t have to work harder to prove themselves capable for the same jobs as white males.