"Yeah, but nurses help people," a relatively new coworker interjected oddly to an offhand remark about 8 vs 12 hour shifts. I replied that creating and supporting software that helps tens of thousands of people at small businesses run their companies and feed their families is helping people, that everything we do is helping people. " Yeah, keep telling yourself that." was the cynical reply. CW for length
I was surprised. I would have a hard time going to work every day (and I'd get a new job asap) if I didn't see my job as helping people. I add lots of value to a lot of people's lives, so I'm paid value in return. If you're not adding value, you're just... extracting value, which is harming others, rather than helping.
Sad to see someone with this viewpoint, that her daily work helps no one. Helps explain the constant bad attitude and regular tension surrounding the person, I suppose. Maybe that's what you get when you're at a job believing your and everyone's work is worthless to people.
re: "Yeah, but nurses help people," a relatively new coworker interjected oddly to an offhand remark about 8 vs 12 hour shifts. I replied that creating and supporting software that helps tens of thousands of people at small businesses run their companies and feed their families is helping people, that everything we do is helping people. " Yeah, keep telling yourself that." was the cynical reply. CW for length
@mlg I've had those experiences...
I had a temp job at a mortgage company during the mortgage bubble. When I understood the problems and dysfunction I got a lower paying job elsewhere.
But this employee shows no signs of moving on, seems intent on being here...where she thinks what we do is providing no value.
I lead a development team at a manufacturing company that makes the highest quality products of its kind, provides awesome customer support, and only sells through its partners, thousands of small businesses in North America, so a lot of what we do is business development for those small businesses. The company makes a positive impact on its employees, community, etc., with great policies, benefits, charity, etc. So much good here to be ignored with that attitude.
