Dunno what to think. Suddenly this topic kinda come to my head. This maybe stupid to few, but I ain't give a damn. I mean, what is it with people and work? Why do people work? Money? Fame? Power?

People work for many reasons, but it is usually found that people say they work to bring personal meaning and satisfaction to their lives, as well as benefits to the society around them. Humans have a need to work, to do, and to gain some identity through that process.

Certainly, the primary reason for work is survival. During pre-historic times work literally meant survival - if the cave man did not hunt, his family did not eat. Today people still work, but the connection to survival is less direct. People work for money that they use to fulfill basic needs like food, shelter, etc.

Here's some point :-

1. People Work to Define Themselves
Ask people who they are and they will respond with their occupation: "I'm a mechanic," "I'm a teacher," I'm a firefighter." Being able to provide a job title or list of accomplishments makes us feel more real to ourselves and others.

2. People Work to Have a Sense of Security
Many people find it difficult to get all the love or approval they need from their relationships with friends and family. For them, work can be a constant source of security and pleasure.

3. People Work for Self-Respect, or to Feel Competent and Powerful
It is not easy to feel powerful in this world. Some people will always be more powerful than you. Discrimination in the workplace can leave people feeling powerless. But doing a particular job well gives a worker a sense of control and responsibility that adds greatly to his or her self-respect.

4. People Work to Conquer Time
One way we can "conquer" time is to fill each day with achievements and accomplishments. Over time, we see these experiences as a lasting part of what we see ourselves to be.

5. People Work to Measure Their Self-Worth
Working is one way of "keeping score," of seeing how we measure up in comparison to others. Who is the most accomplished? Who got the award or promotion? Who earned the self-respect of the group? Who makes the most money? These are all ways to measure our self-worth. We feel better about ourselves when we succeed at a difficult task than we do when we do something easy.

In the final analysis, Job satisfaction comes from within! You are the final judge of your own achievement. Whether you make a fortune, or just a living, is less important than knowing that you made a contribution, and that you did your job well.

Gosh, that was something wasn't it? I thought that piece of shit would be just a piece of crap... at least, it turn out to be something. That's good enough for me. :))

Posted by Wan Mohd Fahimi @ 3:20 AM