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July 24, 2004 I have been told so many times by my superiors, my peers, and even my subordinates that as a boss I’m too easy. Why? I give my subordinates second, third, and fourth chances to improve their performance as workers. I am treated often like an outcast because of my easiness. Man, there was a time that people prayed for bosses like me. I understand their arguments. If you keep letting somebody get away with their inefficiencies, the other employees will consider an open door to inefficiency. Maybe. I don’t buy it though. Let me give you some background information. I work for an agency that seeks to avoid efficiency by hiring mostly part-time employees, employees that have no benefits, no pride in their jobs, and no sense of belonging to the organization for which they work. You see, they have been given the opportunity to fail and if they are not sealed to the idea of working hard and giving it your all no matter the costs, they will fail because fail they must. You see, what once was an agency that took pride in quality of services is now an agency that hangs by a thread to fair wage laws, fair treatment of workers, and offers (at best) mediocre services to its consumers. Is this unique in our country? I believe not. We have become a nation of mediocrity in the work place. We have become a nation that no longer demands excellence in the work place. After all, if the work is not qualitatively or quantitatively sufficient, companies simply outsource jobs to a cheaper environment. The small community I live in survives by the automotive industry and the meat packing industry. Most of these small industries are lucky to offer minimum wages and some of the jobs are not easy and not clean, jobs that many natives of the community choose not to attempt. Hence, there has been a great influx of foreign employees, employees that don't mind the smell of pig ankles and don't mind minimum wages. Discussion often develops from this phenomena. There are those who blame the American worker for not wanting to get his/her hands dirty. Others blame unions for spoiling the American worker. Still others blame the government for allowing foreign workers freedom to come and go across its loosely guarded borders. Everyone has an opinion, I do.
My opinion is unpopular at best. I
believe Americans have become week-kneed and
wobbly in their system of ethics and morality.
We no longer have control over our children; we
let the courts mediate morality in our homes.
We let government govern our homes. Our
children do not receive consequences for their
behavior in school, in homes, or in play. The
quintessential moralities and ethics needed to
live a balanced life, loyalty, discipline,
fairness, trust, and honor, are not taught at
home. And, since these codes are not taught in
home why do we think they should be recognized
in today's work place? We live by the honor of
our parents. America is losing the code of
honor once held high by its children and their
fathers, and their fathers' fathers. America
the beautiful has become the America of anxiety
and uncertainty.
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