More on the Work Ethic

[ailbhe]

So it seems that other people think I'm not lazy.

My friend says that I care too much about the job - whatever the job may be. That I need to learn not to care. I think she's right; I do care about getting a good job done, and I get frustrated when other people make that impossible, especially if I end up getting blamed for other people's mistakes or neglect.

So, how does one stop caring?

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Re: More on the Work Ethic

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

I think that the trouble is, when my job - which is basically to get things from
A to B - gets stuck, it is always (and I really do mean always) because someone
else is holding things up at C. I reach a point where no matter what I do, someone
else is able to prevent me from getting my job done.

Could you redefine what you consider to be "your job", perhaps to read something like "My job is to remove all the obstacles between A and B that are within my control. Removing the obstacle at C is not within my control, and therefore not my job, so I won't stress about it, because my job is already done"?

Re: More on the Work Ethic

[ailbhe]

Hmm. My official job description should differ from my internal one, you mean? that might help.

I'm also going to talk, soon, to my Team Leader about job descriptions and process outlines and delineating areas of responsibility.