I think I will begin with a thought I had today about one end of the work force. At times I have thought that doing your job was the only reason you actually go to work. And even though you might think that this is a crazy thing to say, I know for a fact that at least 20% of the people you work with don’t fully do their job on a daily or even weekly basis. I have come to know these people quite well. Basically they come to work to simply get paid. As long as the paycheck on Friday arrives, they are happy.
I personally have a problem with this ideology when it comes to employment. Not that I am here to teach these people to live their lives (or perhaps I am) but I think it comes down to one simple fact- respect. Respect for yourself. Have enough decency to learn your job and learn it well. Otherwise you will find yourself in the middle of a day telling the customer the wrong thing and starting an avalanche in customer service.
You will find me at the other end of the job spectrum. I am not boasting my work ethic, nor my experience, but rather my dedication. I take pride in learning whatever I have to do on a daily basis from beginning to end. It may be my incessant urge to learn how everything around me works; in fact I think it is.
Perhaps at the end of this entire blurb, I have completed and answered my own thoughts and questions on the subject. Don’t just go to work to make money, because we all know that will drive you mad. Yet go to work wanting to learn something new. If you already know everything, then dig a little deeper. You’d be surprised what you will find when you ask the right questions to the right people.