| However, they stick with the career that they are | | | | car and drove home, I was exhausted. I spent most |
| on because it brings them in the extra money that | | | | of my free time sleeping. There was little to no |
| they need in order to live comfortably. That being | | | | quality of life that I had to enjoy myself. Because of |
| said, it shouldn't come as quite a shock to discover | | | | the odd scheduling, it was difficult to hang out with |
| that there are people who struggle with their work | | | | friends. In the end, the best decision that I could |
| ethic. | | | | have made for myself was to make a career change. |
| From bosses and supervisors who are overly critical | | | | Sure, I knew that I wouldn't have the same sort of |
| and who micro-manage their employees to nagging | | | | job stability or excellent health benefits, but it was |
| co-workers and uncomfortable or mentally-draining | | | | worth it to preserve my own sanity. |
| work environments, it is sometimes difficult to enjoy | | | | When discussing work ethic, you walk a very fine line |
| what you are doing- let alone have the motivation to | | | | of blame. On the one hand, people want to blame |
| want to go to work. For instance, when I worked as | | | | their bosses for being so rigid and unyielding, and on |
| a police officer, I used to dread going to work. I | | | | the other hand, it simply may be a case where an |
| knew that all I had to look forward to were | | | | employee is lazy or is just in the wrong field of work. |
| co-workers who did nothing but gossip and backstab | | | | Often, in order to get to the bottom of why your |
| in an effort to claw their way up the rankings and be | | | | work ethic may be suffering, you first have to know |
| on the good side of our sergeants. As if that wasn't | | | | what kind of person you are as well as what your |
| enough, then I had to worry about actually dealing | | | | financial situation is. If you are in a line of work that |
| with the criminals. Most days, I actually found myself | | | | makes you truly unhappy, you have to consider |
| getting along with the criminals versus my own squad | | | | whether or not you can actually afford to quit your |
| members! | | | | job in order to pursue something that makes you |
| Needless to say, going to work was absolutely | | | | happy. In the case of me working for the police |
| de-motivating. Additionally, when I sat down to think | | | | department, I knew that it wasn't something I was |
| of what other factors could possibly motivate me, I | | | | going to be able to make a career out of. However, |
| came up empty. The pay wasn't that great | | | | as much as I hated going to work each day, I wasn't |
| compared to the fact that I had to risk my life | | | | in a financial position to be able to quit and look for |
| everyday. On top of that, the hours were long and | | | | other work. Therefore, in my hours and days off |
| there seemed to be very little reward for the work | | | | from working as a police officer, I was working to |
| that was done. I got some satisfaction out of helping | | | | find another job. I scheduled interviews on my days |
| people, breaking up fights or giving advice to others | | | | off, and once I found a job that I was satisfied with, |
| to help improve their lives; but at the end of the day, | | | | THEN I made my exit. Work ethic is much easier to |
| I found out that I didn't have much of a life left. By | | | | come by when you are doing something that you |
| the time I finished all of my paperwork, got into my | | | | enjoy! |