The word labour sounds so negative. What comes to my mind with that word is labourer; someone who is involved in cleaning the sewers and involved in heavy lifting of rocks and sweeping a highly vegetated garden. Labour also reminds me of the difficult task a mother has to undertake to give birth to a child. Just the sound of those examples above makes you tired and uninterested.
Let us be honest with each other and ask ourselves what on earth are we working for? It is not a difficult question and without any hesitance I am sure your answer will be MONEY. Let's face it, what can we get for free these days. Irrespective of physical belongings that we fall for, services also today is a money making industry. That is the reason why there are so many businesses that provide maintainence services and consulting services. Even offering your ideas is a service that is billed to a customer.
Some of us are fortunate enough to get our hands on our dream jobs. With this passion for the job, it drives us towards introducing new standards in the respective industry and achieving personal job satisfaction. Confusious did say, "If you choose the right path in your life, you never have to work a single day". This is something I believe in but if it is truely some thing that I have put into action or personally experienced is a question I ask myself often.
Some of us work for the sake of money and to survive in this highly inflated world. The job we have helps us to pay bills and keeps us contented with possessing the stuff we had always dreamed of having. We may really hate our jobs but we acknowledge the fact and realize that no work means no money.
As for me, I couldn't say my job is the greatest job or is the most fun job. But, I try my best to make it fun! Just having that enthusiasm and interest in something although boring really can make a difference. Being in the IT line, what is interesting is to see how the features of a software can be best developed to better serve the needs of the customer. Yes, to any lay person it sounds so geeky! Haha! It is all about providing additional features and services for the customer that creates the edge amongst our competitors in highly growing industry. There is so many things to read about and to learn on how we can turn those brilliant ideas into a reality and to break the barrier of the unimaginable. So, I have now learnt to love my job to a certain degree.
My objective here is to motivate those of you who feel your job really sux. Firstly, in this current economic turmoil, do realize and be happy that you actually have a job. Trust me there are many without a job and the boredom of sitting at home is killing them to the bone! Secondly, realize that the ultimate goal in life is happiness @ fun who won't deny that. So if you think work or life for that matter is boring, introduce a little fun to it! A change of attitude can really make a difference not only to yourself on the job but your whole working environment. A successful company is not one that has achieved outstanding results but has employees that are happy and has that eagerness to come to work each day to be a contributor towards the growth of the company and meeting the company's mission!
I just love thinking of those ideas as it really motivates me. You don't have to ask the boss to paint the whole office striking colours to add the fun but it could be the simple fun of learning something new and sharing it with your co-workers. It kind of gives you that satistfaction of sharing and feeling like a key contributor towards the growth of your team. Try to have that thought that you are an important figure no matter whatever position you hold and that your company just can't live without you! Haha!
Happy Labour Day everyone! :D
