Don’t bite the hand that feeds you…

I have seen day in and out people who feel like they are owed something from their employer.  People seem to think that they do their employer a favor by simply existing and because of that they are entitled to something.  To those people I pose the following question:

“Who was hired to do a job?”

Seriously.  Who was hired?  Before you were employed you either did not have a source of income or were relying someone else to provide you with one.  Working in the ministry field I have often been faced with the thought that I may come in to get my paycheck and there not be any money to pay me.  So what motivates me to do my job?  It’s the thought that I am doing something to better society and I am doing something I love.

Now before I am called a socialist, I still expect to get my paycheck.  But it is a far cry from thinking that someone owes me for existing.

I wake up every day knowing that what I am doing with my life is exactly what I want to do.  Work is not work because I am paid to do what I love to do.  The paycheck just happens to be a bonus.

Working at Zaxby’s I see people stealing cookies all the time.  I call them out on it and they literally say that they are not stealing.  When they say they are not stealing I ask them what the act they are performing is called and they cannot give me an answer, they just do it anyways.  Why is it that they think they are entitled to something that is not theirs?  Does that mean that because I work at the radio station that I should be free to take one of the mics because I do not think that they pay me enough?  That would be ludicrous.  When I was hired by the radio station (which by the way I worked at for free for 4 months) I agreed to work at a specific pay scale.  I signed a contract.  That contract says what my payscale is and I agreed to it.

We as humans have to stop believing that our employers owe us something.  Think about what you can do to help other people with your job.  And stop biting the hand that feeds you.  Because if you do not, it will eventually stop feeding you, and that is never fun.  Because then you starve.

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Ever wanted slow food? (The Microwave conundrum)

Would you go to a restaurant if it were called slow-food?  “Your food is cooked to quality and delivered without sacrificing any aspect of your dining experience” would be the slogan.  After about two days I have the feeling that restaurant would be closed because of lack of business.  One day for people to realize the service is slow, and one day to tell all their friends.

Why are we such an impatient society?  I have worked at two fast food restaurants in my life.  At both of these jobs I worked the drive through quite a bit.  These jobs both required the cashiers to keep a certain time on every order that came through the drive-thru.    If we did not keep this time down below a certain average we were reprimanded.  The one thing that I never understood is why people would get such an attitude if their food is not handed to them the moment they come to the window.  Oftentimes we were apologizing to the customer if their food took longer than five minutes and offered them free food. FIVE MINUTES!  We have become so impatient and selfish that it has trickled down into every facet of our lives.  Even the fast food drive-thru.

We live in a society so adept at speed that we as human beings cannot keep up.  I call it the microwave conundrum.  We have gotten so impatient as people that we cannot wait to cook something in the microwave because it takes too long.  We have to have our food, internet, phone conversations, bills, entertainment, etc. instantly.

Long gone are the nights spent at home with family.  The mother cooking an oven cooked meal and having the whole family together at the kitchen table.  Each child telling his mother and father what events happened at school during the day and every enjoying a thing called “family time”.

To be honest I have become subject to this as well. (We all have to some degree if we are honest.)  I have a kitchen table in my apartment that I have eaten at a total of three times.  Two of those were when company was over.  I far prefer to eat my meals either in front of the T.V. or in front of the computer where I can gather new information or entertainment while I enjoy my meal.  I cannot just sit at a table and enjoy a dinner.

But what has this done to society?  We have become so impatient and selfish about “Our” time that we forget to spend it with others or for others.  Take some time this week to sit down with your family and enjoy their company.  Because remember that people are only in your life for so long.  When they are gone the e-mails/ cell phone/work will still be sitting right where you left it to come back to.  And I promise that although you might miss your computer, it could care less about you.  When was the last time your computer called and said it missed you?