….staying until the job is done is the other half. Last night at work someone went home early because of a toothache. This is starting to become a problem. At least last night we had enough people to get the job done.
I am starting to worry about the resilience of the younger generations. When I was at the bottled water company, Hemroid Harry would have either dipped into the other toolbox and given you an over the counter painkiller or grabbed a pair of pliers and yanked the tooth out right there. One of the things we told temps who survived their first few days was Hemroid Harry was a Corpsman during the Vietnam War and knew what he was doing if you got sick or hurt. This weeded out malingerers and encouraged the rest of us to work safely.
On the other hand, people will go above and beyond as a common virtue if they believe loyalty is a two-way street. If they do not sense loyalty returned, none will be given and people will have no problem doing the minimum or less. I’ll elaborate on this point tomorrow.
Footyfried 