RantShmant

I've become inclined to thinking that the working world contains two types of people:

1. The ones who think you should only do what you get paid for...

2. And the ones who, whether through strength of character, a simple compulsion to do what's best for their organization, or a desire to get ahead, go above and beyond their job descriptions...

Just about everyone probably thinks they fall into category 2, if only because they attend a meeting or stay at the office an hour later than usual...but at the same time, a lot of these people don't do these things because their hearts are in it. They do it to not get in trouble or to simply to tell themselves they're riding over the fence and are thus "better" than their fellow coworkers.

These people suck.

Stop complaining! Do a little more! Give a little bit! Stop acting like you are a fiefdom and try to make life a little easier for everyone around you. If this involves five minutes of your time that you'd otherwise spend watching M.A.S.H., well, get the DVD and watch it at home. We're all in this together.

Indeed, I'm so sick of people existing in their own little bubbles...thinking and assuming that the world owes them something, when most of the time, it's they who owe the world a lot, whether through some simple compassion for their fellow man or something more, like volunteering at a hospital. Especially in this industry...you find a lot of people who are convinced they are the best at what they do, that everybody but them makes mistakes, that if only people saw things their way the whole world would be in balance.

These people suck. They are the people who fall into the aforementioned Category 1. Give a little bit more than what's called for. It goes so far.