New appreciation
Posted By: MT on 2008-12-07
In Reply to: how many apples are red? - sm
I've done MT off and on for 20+ years. Get burnt out, start again, etc. Every time I quit for a while, I come back with a better attitude and a new appreciation of this skill that we have that allows us to work part-time, full-time, seasonal, temporary, no boundary as far locations or age, and the option of bringing our work right along wherever we go (in most cases), and with increasing technical enhancements that make our work easier and less physical. Can you imagine typing every word and phrase out on a manual typewriter and making carbon copies? I don't care that no one appreciates my job, or knows what I do, or thanks me for doing this. That is not why I work. I work for money. And as I get older, I also work to keep my mind sharp and to keep this skill sharp that has taken years to perfect. That's just my opinion and I do understand that someone from a different age group is going to feel differently and that's just fine, but just wanted to share my outlook on things.
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$100 and letter of appreciation
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Honey, you must not be getting enough love or appreciation!
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getting paid is showing appreciation for my work. that's all i care about.
who cares if some supervisor "appreciates" me? i'm in it for the money not for someone to "appreciate" me.
You read my post ABSOLUTELY correct. Supervisors don't need my appreciation nor
do I need their's. We all just want to get paid if you are honest. I don't have time to worry if I am appreciated by MQ. I just want them to pay me for an honest day's work. I guess that shows they like me, they really, really like me. Talk is cheap. I get it all the time from MQ CEO/management, how much I am appreciated. I just want to paid for my time and don't want to hear all the talk. I mean who really cares. So if they appreciate me and don't pay me for my efforts, what do I do with this "appreciation"? Bank it?
Yeah, I'd have to let them start helping with the cooking to learn some appreciation (sm)
"Sounds mean but I came from a family of 7 that had only 1 income and we ate what was put on the table and if we complained too much then we had liver and spinach the next night. "
That's hilarious! Your parents were smart! I grew up the same way, except that spinach was one veggie we liked, and mom only made liver twice a year because she hated it herself.
Situations change. We are all in this for the money. Loyalty is great but appreciation (monetarily
And be honest. This is a financial issue and a matter of there is only so much time in one day. They may be shook up for a bit but in the end, they will remember you for the work you produced and your day to day performance and personal character traits. Give them plenty of time to find someone new if you are very fond of them and, in this case, you could offer to train the new person.
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