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There’s No I In Team

Today I was the only sheriff in town.  It was alright.  I mean OBVIOUSLY I'd rather be part of a team than the only gun slinger laying down the law.

Boss is still out, and my coworker was out because he worked Saturday.

It's interesting though being the only firefighter with a hose to put out fires.  Like, if I weren't there today... There'd be no one to answer any of the helpdesk worries.

I felt a little like a superhero I guess.  Haha, like "Oh no!  Who's going to fix this computer conundrum for us!"

And then I swoop in and I'm just like... "WHY, I WILL!"

And they are like, "Oh my!"

Okay, so not exactly, but still.

The thing I hate though is that I can't take care of everyone fast enough.  Obviously you need a whole team to run a helpdesk.  Unless it's a VERY small business then you can get away with one person.  But an entire college would be in big trouble if there were only one guy running the show.

I went to the vet after work, then yoga, then the store, then cooked dinner, made a crab cake and bought potato salad and made an actual salad too.

Anyways so suffice it to say I'm pooped!  I'm about to head to sleep.  Tomorrow I have a teeth cleaning after work.  I actually have to be at work early to supervise a firewall config by a consulting company that is helping to port our phones over to a new provider so the college can save money.  I didn't have to come in an hour early...

But the guy doing the config suggested 8am.

Here's my thing about work ethic... To me?  You make things as smooth as possible.  Especially if your boss is out.

So, if the guy is like 8am for the firewall config, and then I say... "Oh, well, You know, I kind of don't come in until 9."

I mean, hey, everyone has their own work ethic... But to me?  You can get out of bed an hour early one day.

Although I also have to be at work an hour and a half early on Wednesday for the actual porting over of the phone system.

But I'm just like big deal.  I can sleep in this weekend.

My thing is, and has always been, work hard.  It doesn't matter what you do, or who you work for...

But if you're not going to be willing to go that little extra mile, there's someone else who is, and they would LOVE to have your job.

So, if you are just going to be lazy and be like... "Well, you know, my actual start time isn't usually until 9am."

And your point is?

You're not entitled to a job.  You have your job because that organization needs something done and you're the best/most qualified person to get that task accomplished.

So, prove it.  Prove that they hired you for a good reason.

Just work hard.  That's my thing.  If someone needs you to come in an hour early once in a while, do it.

Anyways I'm off to bed.