In a discussion with a friend on the topic that words have meaning a great example was brought up. In the morning when I get up I think to myself "Ive got to get going I have to get to work" Others will say " I've got to go to my job." Sounds innocent on the surface but when you look a little deeper you see something else. I use the word "work" as a verb, something I'm going to do or perform almost in a motivational sense. The person going to their "job" is implying a forced commitment.
When unemployed are you looking for work or for a job? The one looking for work is who I am searching for to hire. The one looking for a job is looking for a paycheck for doing minimal work, health benefits, Time off, etc. Now I'm not knocking these things, well maybe the minimal work part, my point is the earning of these things. I have had employees that do just an awful job at their prescribed tasks (it's a "job" to them) but when confronted about their poor performance they insist that if I payed them more they would do a better job. The funny thing about that is they honestly believe that I should reward them for doing a poor job. I try to explain to them "if you can't do the job at $12.00 an hour why would I pay you $14.00 an hour to not do your work properly?" It still doesn't sink in.
This is the entitlement mentality at work. This is the result of political correctness. When kids soccer teams play and the parents think they shouldn't keep score because someones self esteem may get bruised, that is entitlement and PC wrapped up in one. This is why these younger generations want everything for nothing. They want a "job" they don't want to go to "work". Work is a verb, job is a noun.
I would be curious in unions if say a UAW member gets a pay raise is it because they have improved in their work or because they show up to their "job" every day? The same goes for school teachers, are they graduating more kids with the ability to actually read, write and do math? Or are they just "graduating" kids for numbers sake so they can get federal funding to keep "rewarding" themselves for poor performance? So I ask you, are you "work" or are you "job"? Are you a verb or a noun?
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Agree with you a 100%. I go to work everyday and often - more often than not, I never leave work. It is my livelyhood and what I do. My bread & butter - you get the idea.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I also go to work. The people there know that I am Catholic and that I believe they need to believe in Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church to be saved. How does it look if I go to my job and stand around or do the bear minimum? NO! I will not give Christ a bad rep by giving the impression that His Church is made up of bums!
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