I Love My Job

I was searching for an email in my archive when I found this facebook note from Francis Kong.  I believe that this is worth sharing.

Dr. Seuss came up with a poem entitled “I Love My Job” and it is so funny in its attempt to reflect reality. Now listen to this: 

I love my job, I love the pay, I love it more and more each day.

I love my boss and he's the best. I love HIS boss and all the rest.

I love my office and it's location. I hate to have to take vacation.

I love my desk, drab and gray, and love those paper piles each day.

I love my chair in my padded cell; there's nothing else I love so well.

I love to work among my peers. I love their leers 'n jeers 'n sneers.

I love my computer and all its ware; I hug it often to show I care.

I love each program and every file; I even try using it once in a while.

I'm happy to be here, I am, I am...I'm the happiest slave to my Uncle Sam.

I love this work; I love these chores; I love the meetings with deadly bores.

I love my job AND I'll say it again, I even love these friendly men: 

These men who've come to visit today, in lovely white coats to take me away!

So what is he saying here? That those who really love their jobs are truly insane? 

This is funny and it actually reflects the attitude of many people in the work place. 

What about you? Do you share the same sentiment? 

If you think your job is awful allow me to give you a list of the world’s most terrible jobs. And here is the list: 

1. Nuclear Warhead Sensistivity Technician

2. Circus Elephant Clean Up Specialist

3. Rotten Sardine Taste Detector

4. Executive Assistant To The Boss's Nephew

5. Shark Baiter

6. Russian Cartographer

7. Vice President, Screen Door Sales, North Pole Division

8. Hurricane Photographer

9. Director Of Public Relations, Chernobyl Nuclear Facility

10. The Person Responsible For Replacing Urinal Deodorizers

11. Prison Glee Club President

12. MGB Electrical Specialist

13. Road Kill Removal Crew 

A lot of people complain all the time about the kind of jobs they are involved in yet when news travel through the grapevine that a re-engineering is about to take place, layoffs will happen, that will be the only time they begin to value their jobs.

No one can make you happy and neither can anyone make you unhappy in your job. It is your choice you make and no one can make that choice for you. There are people out there who would be happy to take over your job if you are willing to hand it over. 

Work is a blessing. It is not a curse. It becomes a curse when you make it so. 

Only productive people can be happy and only the happy people can be productive. This has been the secret of winners and now this secret is yours to keep. 

Stop focusing on your boss as the monster and start focusing on God as your Provider and Employer and do everything you can to make the most out of your job. Learn new things. Improve your craft. And then suddenly, a mysterious thing begins to happen. You begin to be excited with your job. 

Just a parting thought:

Live every day as if it were your last. Do every job as if you were the boss. Drive as if all other vehicles were police cars. Treat everybody else as if he were you. 

Love God serve Him and men and enjoy your day.

Hope you find this helpful. Have a great day!

Elvin

PS. My wife wrote an ebook about Job Hopping, two years ago. If you haven't read it yet. You may download a copy on this link: Stop Jobhopping Now! 

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Be Thankful!

Sad news are reported for the past couple of weeks due to Typhoon Ondoy which flooded mostly of Southern Luzon area and Typhoon Pepeng which devastated the Northern part of Luzon.

I believe most of you have your own individual stories to tell. I have one as well but I'm really thankful that we, my family and my love ones were not greatly affected as compared to other parts of Luzon which brings me to my topic for today. Be thankful.

As we speak, there are thousand families in evacuation centers. They don't have enough food. They don't have a proper shelter. They've lost almost everything. Most of them does not know where and how to start all over again. Perhaps, they know where to start but they are afraid. Afraid that they might lost everything again.

But the good news is that there are a lot of people willing to help. A lot of them are willing to build everything that was destroyed. A lot of them are willing to gain everything that was lost. If that moment comes, we should be thankful.

This article is not for those affected by the typhoon alone. This article is applicable to all of us as well. Everything we experience, everything we encounter give thanks. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, good or bad, give thanks.

But you might ask, why should I give thanks if bad stuff comes my way? Well, if that happens, change your mindset, be optimistic and be thankful. Be thankful because you have a learning opportunity ahead of you. Be thankful because after your experience with that bad stuff and remembering all the things that you've learned, you'll become a better person.

I know this is a cliche, diamonds are formed under extreme temperature and pressure. You are a diamond in the making, so be thankful.

Hope this helps. Until my next post.

PS. Be thankful!