tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post9077850807030333779..comments2023-10-29T07:38:08.820+00:00Comments on Something More Weekly: #216 Work ethicProfound Familiarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-89302049415115554402017-08-14T17:21:22.078+01:002017-08-14T17:21:22.078+01:00Not if boredom or stress is increased. It really i...Not if boredom or stress is increased. It really is genuine lack of interest in being a 'Boss'. I think I'd make a bad one anyway because I'm not disciplined or corporate minded enough. I think a lot of what they do is a huge waste of time and money. I'm pretty sure we could sack half our managers and no one would even notice. On the other hand one of my colleagues went into really early labour 2 weeks ago and the works stacked up big time and everyone's being asked to do overtime. <br />You don't get paid a lot more as a manger either.Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-85441310335227401072017-08-13T11:32:19.584+01:002017-08-13T11:32:19.584+01:00You're not attracted by an increase in salary?...You're not attracted by an increase in salary?Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-91152489486320890862017-08-13T10:56:41.231+01:002017-08-13T10:56:41.231+01:00I have worked for a few idiot bosses but mostly th...I have worked for a few idiot bosses but mostly they've been absolutely fine, and a few fantastic.<br />We're not really managed anyway. <br />In our office I'd rather be chatting on the phones than looking at spreadsheets and checking stats, which is what they seem to do. <br />I guess a lot depends on what industry you're in.Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-63518551568592816582017-08-13T09:44:37.148+01:002017-08-13T09:44:37.148+01:00It's funny isn't it. I enjoyed supervising...It's funny isn't it. I enjoyed supervising and directing other people because I chose to do it in a democratic way. We often voted on things. Other things no, because they were issues of patient privacy or safety, so not up for opinion. I preferred it infinitely to working under an idiot myself. Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-13490289144968856292017-08-13T09:40:49.673+01:002017-08-13T09:40:49.673+01:00At times I've had nudges and prompts to either...At times I've had nudges and prompts to either apply for supervisory positions where I've worked and friends have also sometimes said things like "You should write".<br />Trouble is I don't like responsibility or supervising other people, and "Writing" is all very well and good but it doesn't pay the bills.<br />If I'd had more ambition maybe things would have been different, but then again you could apply that to practically anything. Maybe if I'd had different parents, been richer, poorer, prettier, more confident, in fact just been someone else........I'd have been well, different. Not me.<br />I reckon more 'successful' people must have more talent, drive or luck. <br />I just asked myself what it is I do try to achieve and mostly it's to remain as happy as possible. Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-80550601566445255342017-08-12T23:56:24.363+01:002017-08-12T23:56:24.363+01:00Uggh it was jumping about while I was trying to ty...Uggh it was jumping about while I was trying to type and there's no edit button. Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-59850503780246505112017-08-12T23:55:13.146+01:002017-08-12T23:55:13.146+01:00what should you what should you be trying to achie...what should you what should you be trying to achieve, Fizz?Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-56567019718968959592017-08-12T18:03:24.538+01:002017-08-12T18:03:24.538+01:00Lazy? From what you've said I think I must be....Lazy? From what you've said I think I must be. I've always lacked ambition that's for sure. <br />Wish I had more drive, but whatever it is that has gotten me anywhere has always preferred the slow scenic route encountering a few rock falls and mulling over the odd surprise crossroads.<br />I think I've always been too interested just thinking about 'things' rather than what I should be trying to achieve. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-35476772873501461082017-08-12T11:58:15.527+01:002017-08-12T11:58:15.527+01:00Indeed she did not.Indeed she did not.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-6746443309052349832017-08-11T14:12:00.029+01:002017-08-11T14:12:00.029+01:00"They bothered you because you let them."..."They bothered you because you let them." exactly. Contentment is the secret of happiness. Madame Bovary didn't understand that.Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.com