Struggling To Work And Back
The streets of London were packed this week with commuters walking to, and then from, work because the tubes were on strike, the buses were packed and the roads gridlocked. It was hard not to reflect on the commitment that each one was showing to their job, it would have been so much easier for them to have just stayed at home; they almost certainly had colleagues who did. We can be very self deprecating in this country about our work ethic and our media dwell on our ‘broken society’ self image; but the evidence over the last couple of days flies in the face of that.
What is it about a job that makes someone walk for one, two, perhaps three hours, to turn round at the end of the day and return home, and then repeat the process the next day. For sure, some people walked to work yesterday out of fear – of their boss or perhaps of a disciplinary. But many others went to work because it was expected of them, because they wanted to, because they had something to do that could not be put off.
It is hard for someone who is not committed to their work to appreciate what goes through the mind of someone who is. But in most cases the reason why people are not committed is nothing to do with laziness or cynicism. It is because their job does not engage them to the point where they are willing to make a commitment.
This begs the question: what can someone who would like to feel sufficiently motivated to walk to work in a tube strike do, in order summon up that motivation. And the answer must be to find a different career or job, one that suits them and in which they want to excel.
So if you struggled into walk yesterday or today, and have colleagues who chose to stay at home, this is what to tell them when you see them tomorrow: Talk to Career Energy, it is time you found yourself a career that engages you more.
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