When I had my psyche eval, my doctor told me that I was not crazy but that I think every one else is. :love: But I can't be the only one, right? There is a commercial on t.v. where this man is at work with a bunch of monkeys and he is the only human there, and he is looking for another job. (They also have one with a bunch of donkeys.)

This leads me to believe that I am not alone in my conceit.

Then my hubby came home late last night, because he had been put upon by another co-worker that lacks the ability to meet his deadlines. This made my hubby mad, because the way he sees it is that he does his job as well as the job of others and is not compensated for it (he is on salary). Then we did some comparisons, and it seems that our work ethic is the same, and we get put upon more than others because of our ability to do OUR job effectively.

We discussed the "doing things halfway" approach, which would not work for us (damn work ethic). Then we discussed the "quit our jobs and live on welfare" approach, but I like hot Water too much. We even thought about changing jobs, but think we will end up in the same situation somewhere else.

My theory is that everyone feels the same way. And, thought it would be interesting to "poll" my LBT friends on their work ethic and experiences to see. Also thought this would help in our "grass is always greener" attitude. Because it must be the same in every job.

Comments? Suggestions?

I am my own worst enemy.....my jobs have always been more "all consuming" than they needed to be. I won't deligate....I can't get past the mindset that nobody can do a job as good as me so I better do it myself to make sure it gets done right.

Carol

Here, here Donna. I was wondering if someone would pick up on that as I was reading through the responses. I mean really, who was gonna admit that they're the one who doesn't carry their fair share? Of course we're all star pupils, prize employees and hard workers with work ethics to be enviable by all employers. lol

Actually, I don't think it is a silly question at all. The problem is not that everyone thinks they are the best. It is that in this environment you are going to find that 85% of the people hwere are here because they focus their attention on everything but themselves. We fat people are usually the ones that over compensate by working hard, taking care of others, putting everyone before us. And that lack of interest in our own well being and our own bodies is what makes us fat. Not all....but some. I can guarantee you there are a few lazy fatties here too. But I think they are too shy or embarassed to post here. :cool:

I have worked with some doozies in the past. I absolutely HATE clock watchers. Wheets...I had an almost identical exp to yours. When I worked for Microsoft we had what my manager would refer to as the "knuckledraggers". They were the ones that you would routinely not find in their offices. If you went looking for them they were either in the cafeteria getting coffee, or in the parking lot smoking. They were also the ones that would get really gung ho and work hard on parties and events, but could not pull their shit together to meet a deadline to save their souls. Then would complain that they would have to work past dark to get their work in on time. And they never had consideration for the fact that their laziness held up other people's job. It just makes me crazy!!! I am so glad I work out of my house now. I don't have to deal with idiot coworkers pulling crap anymore. Hiding my chair. Or worse yet, my computer. Setting my screensaver to porn pictures. Having candy fights where the whip tootsie rolls back and forth over my head. And I can promise you those people don't believe they are the hardest working individuals out there.