Why do people hate work?

If you really think about it why do we hate work. The jobs that we do help put food on the table, clothes on our backs, and burns a hole in our pocket to spend. Why can't we appreciate work. I wanted to understand this concept so I can appreciate my job better. I made a list of my examination.

1. I don't have interest in the product.

Put me in front of a game/computer system and I'll list the benefits right there. Even put up the disadvantages of owning it and bending over backwards for you to get it anyways despite the fact but any other things I try to sell I generally have the feeling of "meh". Especially when you could get that thing for cheaper and better quality somewhere else. It just feels like robbery in that case.

2. Are you truly helping anyone with this product?

With computers I would say a dominant Yes! But anything else it's truly a hit and miss. With customer service for a certain bank I sometimes felt I was supporting a greed lurching cockroach with a hidden agenda that only benefitted the bank other than it's own customers. If I wanted to keep that job I would do as I'm told and roll with it but it still didn't sit right with me. Looking back I thought how could I work for such a company. But really the question is  does any business really deal honestly anymore? But that's a question for another day.

3. Boss' always demand better results, never rewards.

Have you ever had that boss that always demanded better of you. When you reached that critical goal no praise came afterwards but more railings on how we're not good enough and that we need to be better. Having that from 6 months to a year is taxing mentally especially when you work so hard and nothing seems to be just "fine". More and more is being demanded and more and more you give only to be slapped that "You could do better." Aggravating.

4. The pay is not worth the job itself.

There are some jobs that you try to help the customer and after you helped them they beat you to a pulp mentally for you saying something to them that they weren't expecting. Customer service jobs know what I'm talking about and this happens to no end. How many times I talk to a customer and they're nice as can be only at the end they're screaming at me in horror like I offended their grandbaby's honor by charging a fee to their account (a small fee, that they could easily pay) which was clearly their fault to begin with. This alone put me through so many headaches. Why would I want to go through this drama again and again?

With all these points being said how can we overcome these hurdles so we can actually enjoy these short term careers and live happy (sane) lives.

1. Don't take things personally. Do whatever it takes to take on this method. Everything that customers say may hurt you. That is their intention to make you feel what they feel. Most of the time it's not professional to get down to their level of emotion. Just don't let it happen. Be courteous and nice and go your way. (Easier said than done right?) You'll have a more calm demeanor when expecting bad behavior and being prepared what to do when you meet that behavior.

2. Really evaluate who you are helping.

Take a deep examination and put yourself in their shoes. How would you feel if you received bad service? What if this service is the only service they could use for some reason? Is it really that bad that you're helping them? Think about it really intently.

3. Be the person that can help.

More specifically be that person that can make things better. If the only way to make things better is by being a manager then shoot for that position. Aim to help yourself improve with the company or the service you are in. Be creative. Add suggestions. 

4. If all else fails...

Quit. If it's really that bad of a place then it may be better for you to quit altogether. It'll save you and others trouble if you're bitter hearted to the point of hating life. There maybe something better for you if you honestly examined yourself to see why you hate the job so much. In short of being a drug dealer if you can't see any benefits to keep your job then look somewhere else. But really be honest with yourself.

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Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results - Einstein

This quote above keeps ringing in my mind. And yet, I still do the same thing waiting for different results. It may be the way I grew up where everything was just given to me with minimal to no effort. Just taking from my parents hands. I'm just done with it all. 

My new job is at pest control rather than call center work and I just found out now that I only have a one day weekend. Forget the fact I have finals this week, forget the fact that my job drains me every time I'm done with it, and my family barely sees me now. I just feel I have no control over things like this. I feel perpetually stuck and still waiting for someone else to get me out. Like a superhero to save the day.

I guess it took me a couple years to get this but... The only person that can save me is me. There's no one that's going to randomly give you a fortune just because they like you. There's only 2 people out there. Those that are willing to do and those that are willing to sit and wait. And sadly I was one of them. Sitting on a miracle that I could only muster myself. I am done waiting. I'm doing.

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What's your fuel?

I always had trouble being inspired to do something. Something that wasn't easy or even clever for people to benefit from. I always wanted to do something of that sort. Being creative and making others inspired. Well if you are not inspired how can anybody feel inspired right? So I was set out to go and see very famous people and see how they got inspired. What motivated them? I went from Walt Disney, Winston Churchill, Tiger Woods (...before all his affairs), and even the late Steve Jobs before he died. These men were clearly driven to do what they do. Do what they love. So it made it simple for me what the first step was.

What do I love to do? The problem with this question is within my generation. From the moment you were born everything was planned for you. At a certain age you will definitely go to school and then at another certain age you will attend a different school. Finally when you reach another certain age your expected to know what you want pick those classes that you need and then your on your way to become a classic brand of contributing society.....which doesn't really work. This is the age of get things now and worry about it later. My generation is the league of xbox's where you don't really worry about the future since it tends to work itself out anyways with your parents going in front of you making sure things are ready for your future. That's great and all but where is the initial responsibility for the child to be prepared for the real world.

When I went on a 2 year mission for my church there was no parent there to hold my hand. No soft spoken person to give me direction. No person to help me at all! I suffered but I survived. There was so many rough moments but the main thing was I learned from them. And that's what I needed in my life. This life is a life of you get out there and actually make something of yourself and no one will hold your hand. Everyone is doing the same thing trying to make something out of themselves. They're not at all in it to help. And if your not there to pick yourself up then how can anybody try to help you in the first place.

So in general I fight this so much. What do I really want to do in my life? I prayed about it and some answers come. But without passion that comes behind it it's nothing. So I experimented with famous peoples words for awhile and this one stuck out to me.

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important." -Steve Jobs

I experimented with this quote and tried to really put in my heart that any moment I could die so why not make the most of it. And at present I feel more awakened to do things I never have sat down and really focused on. Now i'm doing this blog at presently 6:51 am which is not normal for me (who usually wakes up at 10 am). And suddenly I have plans to play and practice guitar so then I can make songs of my ideals and stories. Also I plan on being a web designer so I can get money quickly since I already took a class in highschool  to do it.


All these things just came to me once I instituted that quote to myself that since I will die I will make the most out of everything.


More on this on a later post. :)

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