Taking pride in your work


Gelan

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Talking to a friend about his employees, him saying they just go through the motions and seemed to have no pride in the tasks set them. Is this a general thing, do people not take pride in their work anymore?

I left school at 15, semi illiterate, so my choice of jobs was limited. Got a job as a packer at Liberty's, and although it was without promotion it wasn't without progression. I would have rather not worked, but back then you couldn't survive on unemployment benefit so I had to bite the bullet. The things I packed were expensive and pretty unique so that was a bonus, and for that reason I started to take care regarding presentation. Every fold anded up perfect, the stuff that had to be gift wrapped became highlights of the day, and I thought about the joy of the receiver when they saw how well there package was wrapped. After about a month, I stopped looking at the clock...I was a packer, but the best packer I could be.
 
Talking to a friend about his employees, him saying they just go through the motions and seemed to have no pride in the tasks set them. Is this a general thing, do people not take pride in their work anymore?

I left school at 15, semi illiterate, so my choice of jobs was limited. Got a job as a packer at Liberty's, and although it was without promotion it wasn't without progression. I would have rather not worked, but back then you couldn't survive on unemployment benefit so I had to bite the bullet. The things I packed were expensive and pretty unique so that was a bonus, and for that reason I started to take care regarding presentation. Every fold anded up perfect, the stuff that had to be gift wrapped became highlights of the day, and I thought about the joy of the receiver when they saw how well there package was wrapped. After about a month, I stopped looking at the clock...I was a packer, but the best packer I could be.
My grandfather was a joiner, he was quite a serious person, and quite intelligent even though he didn’t have the opportunity of a prolonged formal education. Some of his advice still resonates.

“If you’re going to do something then do it well”.

I don’t particularly take pride in work but if I’m associated with it then I definitely work to as high a standard that I’m capable of.
 
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My grandfather was a joiner, he was quite a serious person, but some of his advice still resonates.

“If you’re going to do something then do it well”.

I don’t particularly take pride in work but if I’m associated with it then I definitely work to as high a standard that I’m capable of.
Pride in one's work is such a stabilizing mindset, we have to work, but if we don't take pride in what we do, we just exist for those eight hours.
 
Talking to a friend about his employees, him saying they just go through the motions and seemed to have no pride in the tasks set them. Is this a general thing, do people not take pride in their work anymore?

I left school at 15, semi illiterate, so my choice of jobs was limited. Got a job as a packer at Liberty's, and although it was without promotion it wasn't without progression. I would have rather not worked, but back then you couldn't survive on unemployment benefit so I had to bite the bullet. The things I packed were expensive and pretty unique so that was a bonus, and for that reason I started to take care regarding presentation. Every fold anded up perfect, the stuff that had to be gift wrapped became highlights of the day, and I thought about the joy of the receiver when they saw how well there package was wrapped. After about a month, I stopped looking at the clock...I was a packer, but the best packer I could be.



My grandfather was a joiner, he was quite a serious person, and quite intelligent even though he didn’t have the opportunity of a prolonged formal education. Some of his advice still resonates.

“If you’re going to do something then do it well”.

I don’t particularly take pride in work but if I’m associated with it then I definitely work to as high a standard that I’m capable of.
I take great pride in every job I install. If something doesent look right, in my mind it isn’t so i then put it right till it’s perfect, then I’m happy.

Some of the younger generation and a few older are rough as fuck, and some couldn’t care less when pulled up on it.
 
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I do. I am very fortunate that i have a job i enjoy. I also have to take a certain level of pride / attention to detail / due diligence. To not do so will cost millions, tens of millions in some instances.
I am well paid. My mindset is i am obliged to perform well.
 
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I do. I am very fortunate that i have a job i enjoy. I also have to take a certain level of pride / attention to detail / due diligence. To not do so will cost millions, tens of millions in some instances.
I am well paid. My mindset is i am obliged to perform well.
For your job you have no choice, or you’d be gone.
 
I'm the best in my opinion in my section at work. I cut every corner possible to make it easier for me as long as it doesn't impact the jobs quality. My co workers are thick as fook so it's not hard to think I'm clever when it's just common sense.
 
Never ceased to amaze me working in industry the way some people would finish a job and be happy with it when really it was a right bag of shite.
 
I always try and get a job done as well as possible, sometimes reworking things until I'm happy with them. I'm probably a long way from the best but always give it more than just good enough.
Been in a few new-build houses recently and it seems like not many folk have any sense of pride. I look at some jobs and just wonder how they can walk away from it thinking they've done a good job.
 

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