Workplace Rant....What to do?? Kinda Long...Sorry

Wow! I didn’t know we worked at the same place! Welcome to the age of spending more time figuring out how to get of work, instead of working. I have 30 year old kids, so I’ll say the same to you as I do to them. Any job has what I call the crap factor. It’s just a matter of how much crap and who the crap comes from. All jobs have it, even if you’re the owner or boss. This is what you have to reconcile within yourself and it will make you feel better, be a better worker and cope with the work issues in life. You’re not there to fix anything. You’re there to do your job and get paid. You’re not there to make friends or getting the latest click group. Gossip is the brother of discontent. You get involved with talking about the crap, well get ready to get pulled in and down. Again you’re there to get paid. You don’t worry about what everyone else is doing, and yes….. I know it drives us crazy. Again you’re there to get paid. Do your job the best you can and do it in a quite manner. If you like what you do, you can always do it somewhere else. Just know the crap factor is there too! Craig


Thanks Craig. It is hard to "not" get involved, especially when we're told we "need" to get involved for the company's sake.

The shop has barely hit the bottom line financially the last couple of months and the pressure is on to get rid of the trash, waste, etc, etc. Hence wanting to point out people not doing their jobs, etc. It's just that guys' like my boss, who's been there for 10yrs directly, then almost another 10yrs at another shop that was bought out by the current shop seem to think that their way is the best way, even if it's the old way of doing things.

It's a fine line definitely.