Before COVID-19...

***Attention Blog Readers: Please note that THIS post was saved in my 'Drafts' because I wrote it in early February before COVID-19 became a household name in North America. I kept it saved thinking I would just wait until all of this is over and then publish it once things got back to 'normal'. The truth is, I hope things DON'T go back to normal. I think we live in a narrow-minded selfish society which is part of the problem when it comes to work ethic. My personal opinion is as follows...

What happened to work ethic? Working your butt off whether someone is paying attention or not. I understand slowing down as you get older - learning what your body is physically capable of and finding a balance. And don't take this post the wrong way - the scales do tip in favor of quality of time vs. hours on the job but I strongly believe that that luxury has to be earned.

My argument is for the young generation (my age group included). Here's a tip... the work day goes FASTER when we do our job! Another piece of advice - the more effort we put into our 8hrs, the sweeter our time off will be. Weekends, family time, hobbies and vacations are more rewarding. There is something to be said about 'lifers'; the people that have stuck with a company, helped it grow and made a career out of their loyalty and dedication. I admire those employees. It seems most us have one foot out the door and are just waiting for the next best thing to fall in our lap. Everyone is in active pursuit to do less and get paid more. Sounds like a great plan but EVERYONE is looking for that.

Not everything we do needs a pat on the back or recognition and it should be the bare minimum to show up every day on time. Pay attention to detail where it counts - our daily tasks rather than our social network. Let's try getting ahead the old fashioned way, doing our job to the very best of our ability, exceed expectations, complete duties without being asked and take pride in the end result.

When we are too busy working we won't have time to spend our money. Saving is so difficult as it is but throw in the entitlement of wanting something and convincing ourselves that we 'deserve' it is a cycle that is even harder to break.

Let me know if the forecast near you is calling for a downpour of dollar bills, I'll take a sick day from my paying job to wait outside with an empty bucket. We all know how accurate the weather man is.

(Originally I had written this post feverishly and with unsavory language. I also had all the 'we' statements as 'you' statements, which I thought was accusatory and unfair.)