I was discussing clock punchers last night with a friend. You know, the people who show up to work on a semi-regular basis and are shocked when someone drops some real action items in their lap. The same people who spend 45 minutes of every hour complaining about the heroic effort it takes to simply sit down and answer all the emails from a boss. I ran across this clever article (via The Black Table) Googling the topic, enjoy the last paragraph and my favorite part:
My job provides me with income, Web access, headphones, and constant access to pirated music. I just summed it up. Someday, I’ll have a job that provides me with more income. Maybe someday, I’ll get to a point where I won’t have to work at all. Until then, though, I’ll wake up, shower, take the train to work, go home at six, and shut up about it. It is amazing how earth-shattering a concept this is to many.
Further discussion this morning led to a money quote from @rcwpong:
It’s like they think most of these people are purposefully doing everything they do just to piss them off. I’m like, “It’s just easier for them to be lazy, it’s not personal”.
Amen brother, amen.
