tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144342993456427700.post3603438314357397885..comments2023-10-26T05:54:46.093-07:00Comments on Occasionally Chic: Beating a Dead HorseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144342993456427700.post-39452639631919696042010-09-26T22:20:17.900-07:002010-09-26T22:20:17.900-07:00Leadership or cultural aspect? I don't know. I...Leadership or cultural aspect? I don't know. It is the work ethics. I was in Salt Lake City for 5 years. My company transferred me there. Different story. Lot of snow for 7 months of the year. We hired a college student to remove the snow. Whenever there is now, he used to come and remove the snow from our driveway. And, he used to note it down the number of times he removed the snow in a month and we would pay him.<br><br>One day there was snow. He did not come to remove the snow. We were angry. We called him. He said he did not come because he was expecting another snow storm in a few hours and therefore did not come to remove it. He said if I had come to remove the snow I would come again in a few hours to remove the snow and you have to pay me twice. I want to avoid that. I want you to pay me only once and not twice. <br><br>That is the work ethics.SGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144342993456427700.post-89981115409490602912010-09-27T05:50:57.713-07:002010-09-27T05:50:57.713-07:00Work ethics - yes, if you are looking at it indivi...Work ethics - yes, if you are looking at it individually, but what motivates people to expect higher standards as a society? My opinion is that it is a cultural thing. <br><br>Come on SG, we are talking about adults here. Friends, GF/BFs, games ... kids have a lot of distraction and you expect them to do some boring snow shoveling. I work with a few interns, the truth is it does take some a while to get into the work routine and develop their own work ethics. That's why they come cheap. You get what you pay for.Geetanoreply@blogger.com