Is it normal old school work ethics cause problems these days

I'm 50 years old and in my time people never got to work late, if they were they would be fired pretty quick. People stayed over sometimes to get work done [without pay if they had too], people attended all meetings, people went out of their way to climb the latter and make improvements at work.

These days people get to work one minute early, right on time or late. People will not do anything more than what their asked to do and whats within their job description. Nobody ever goes out of their way to make improvements, they just want to skate by unnoticed and get a check doing as little work as possible. If people go to meetings they are texting, playing games on their phone and/or having side line conversations. I even see a lot of people who might get to work 10-15 min early sitting out in their car instead of just coming into work. The worst part is all this is normal.

I come to work with my old school work ethic and actually got called out by the boss. Don't come to work so early, don't feel like you have to fix things or improve things around here... Once I stayed over 30minutes to fix something and was forced to take the time off the next day and actually almost got in trouble. Basically I was told to stop what they see as me "Over Doing It" and start slacking off more.

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  • IMissMary

    People now-a-days are different on so many levels.

    Back in the day people had careers and looked to move up into better positions. They worked hard and got rewarded for their hard work. These days slackers rule. Do yourself a favor buy a battery charger for your phone so you can spend more time texting and playing games, get to work late at least once per week, take lunch early and stay late, never go into work sooner than its time and never stay later than they pay. Blend in or get kicked out for sticking out, these days all this work ethic crap makes everyone else look bad, even the boss.

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    • LittleGirlRapedAndSodomised#P6

      ....even makes the boss look bad that's the straight up truth. It's unbelievable.

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      • I remember when the boss was always the first person at work in the morning and the last to leave. Now they are the last one in and pretty much leave when they get ready.

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  • agoodlovejoy

    Women are afraid of men over powering their dreams and money. But yes there may be a disaster waiting to happen. Let her have her moment. I am into construction also and the men crowd up all the jobs, they are stingy and think women owe them something here...sex for nothing. Although me and my kids are here struggling on 8$ an hour, i still have the education and skill to be a builder. I refuse to be intimate because of it. I hope things have gotten better by now friend. I almost think she likes you and want to show you how she can make.

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  • agoodlovejoy

    Keep your job. I hope by now all is well.

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    • No it's not, everything is the same. I'm a guy and they are female so when ever I try to suggest something they resist. Me trying to bring my male thinking and take over by changing everything is not welcomed.

      It's total confusion but they would rather work on chaos than have a man figure things out. We have maps of rooms and even they are all screwed up. Even the elevator sign is backwards, I kid you not, the top floor starts with one, the one below it says two and the one on the bottom says three

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  • agoodlovejoy

    Boss is afraid your perseverance will be recognized. He may be under hot water with his boss. Be sure you seek legal help long before to protect your job security

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    • I'm actually a 'he' and the boss is a 'she'.

      During a 1on1 with her and my trainer. She mentioned about me filling out some forms as "Oh yeah X is always so Johnny on the Spot". Because unlike everyone else who wait past the due date, I didn't and completed mine before everyone.

      I think at this point they will either look for a way for fire me or make things bad to force me to leave. Even if I dumb myself down and become as dull minded and incompetent as they are I think the damage is already done.

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  • mysistersshadow

    Its a brave new world.

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    • Yeah sure

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      • mysistersshadow

        You could always try a different kind of work where effort is appreciated more. I know with what I do your expected to be on time and put in extra hours and effort. Maybe your just in the wrong kind of job.

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        • So you think it's job dependent and not about the different age group or generations of people?

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