Smart Elephant
Published on 3 Jun 2006 at 3:51 pm |
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, In Corporations We Trust.
Okay, this is pretty silly, but I couldn’t help making the comparison. There are some things it’s best to not even start. Given the treadmill most people of my acquaintance are on professionally, I think we all have a lesson to learn from this elephant.
How about: "If you’re forced to walk the corporate treadmill hold out for more than peanuts."
OK, that was kind of lame, but I still found the story amusing.
-- John
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June 12th, 2006 at 12:28 pm
Treadmills aren’t unique to corporate life. Ask a farmer. Plant, weed, harvest, repeat.
The plain truth is, we usually get paid more for doing things we’re modestly good at, compared to what I’d get paid for, say, playing the guitar.
And how does one get good at something? Practice, aka repetition. One should logically expect to do more-or-less the same work over and over again. It’s what you’re good at.
Want some variety? Teach yourself to be good at something else. On your dime, on your time.
Cheers!
Oliver
October 30th, 2006 at 1:46 pm
The problem isn’t so much the treadmill as the peanuts.
Also, too many people have the impression that there’s some other goal toward which they’re working in a corporate job, not so. That paycheck or direct deposit IS what you’re working toward, and every pay period starts it up again. You’d better make darn sure you’re being paid enough and not working under the mistaken impression that a grateful employer will make it up to you someday.
As Paul likes to say, “the only conscience of a corporation is profit” (or something to that effect), similarly the only gratitude of a corporation is your compensation.
[”The only conscience of a corporation is the limits set by law” — Paul]