Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Another Day, Another Dollar

Everyone knows the saying, "Another day, another dollar" because most of us either have heard it from our parents, friends, or even coworkers.  Mostly to me this has to do with motivation in the work place.  There is different factors that motivate each and everyone of us.  For some it could be money, recognition, or even just a the fulfillment of reaching a goal.  Last summer I worked three jobs, not because I'm insane but because I had the drive to make money and each job I went to gave me great motivation to go back everyday.  One of my jobs was working for a car rental agency and that job was the one that gave me the greatest motivation because I made hourly plus commission which was great!  The job I have now for me doesn't have any motivation for me.  We are suppose to promote and sell memberships, but what happens when we do sell them?  Nothing, but if we don't sell them we get in trouble and told that we can do better.  To me it seems like a lose lose so I usually try, but don't push them on the customers.  So like the saying says another day, another dollar.  No matter where you work you will always experience something that doesn't make you happy.  As I have heard from my parents so many times, its a job and your making money so just take it as it is.  What's my motivation for staying at the job?  The money because with out I wouldn't be able to afford rent, groceries, or of course clothes on my own.

1 comment:

  1. Ouch! Sound like you need to laterally promote yourself. Different job, same pay. Another day, another dollar, don't matter where it comes from if it's just a dollar. I would just put in as much as your getting out and let them fire you if they don't like you. Er...I should say, lay you off. Collect the unenjoyment and be laterally promoted anyway! Remember sticks and stones? Yeah, Solzenitzen(?) said, on working in Russian gulags, "When you're working for idiots, just go through the motions. Only really work for real people."

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