Inspiration to be the best at your job?

I don't want to have to protest for $15 an hour pay so I am option A.

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How many of y'all have the level of commitment to be the absolute BEST at your job?

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Well I'm posting here right now from work, so...

I work to live. I don't live to work. My family is more important to me than my job. That said, when your name is one on the building, you have to provide an exemplary product.

I see a lot of people in my profession go through marital problems, divorce, missing out on life's few precious moments, missing their children essentially growing up, etc. I'm not one of them. I refused to. I pity those that do. All for what? An extra 1,000 square foot of unused space? A pool that rarely gets used. A luxury vehicle that performs the exact same function as every other vehicle?

ETA: I know the OT is mainly for cutting up, but I'm being dead serious when I offer you all this advice: Life is short. Cherish it. Know your priorities and stick to them. I'm not saying just to fling your hands in the air and do nothing, but keep your true loved ones first. I have essentially retired now and I can remember the butterflies of getting married or the sheer horror and nervousness of having our first child. That was 35 years ago and I can remember it like yesterday. Life is short. Time flies by fast. Don't spend it all at the office. You'll only regret it and life doesn't offer refunds.

I had a partner who spent numerous 15+ hours a day at work. His life, on the surface, looked great. He was making lots of money. He had three kids and a beautiful wife. He had an outrageous home and top quality vehicles. He's now divorced and miserable. He never saw his kids grow up. He constantly missed out on all of their activities growing up. He was a workaholic. A perfectionist. He was married to his work. And now, he's miserable.

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How many of y'all have the level of commitment to be the absolute BEST at your job? Do you want to be at the pinnacle of your profession?

On the reverse side, how many are content with doing the work and then bugging out as soon as possible?

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I’m somewhere in between. I have a solid job at a solid company, but it’s not what I want to do for the rest of my life. They are helping pay for my MBA and I am learning the ropes of the industry, but when I’m done with school I’ll probably move on to a smaller shop where I have fewer steps to the top. My current employer is huge and very “corporate”. You can’t be promoted rapidly at all to a top position. Then one day I can come back to my current employer with a higher title, thus skipping all the middle steps and politics.

Well, that’s my goal at least

i turned 50 this year

i make a decent living

i have no desire to 'move up' further on the corporate ladder because the frickers that move up seem to be the ones that come into the office at 6am every day and leave at 8.

i love spending time with my family..my oldest kid has already graduated high school and the thought of spending less time with them for some kind of 'office glory' ad a few more bucks has no appeal.

i'm happy with my decison.

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I work to live. I don't live to work.

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I agree with this statement 100%.

I have a chip on my shoulder and I want to be the best. I actually told a client of mine that yesterday.

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i turned 50 this year

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For example, say you were younger maybe 28-31 yrs old and were doing well at your current gig.. good $$.. supervisor position, but at a low tier.

Would you take an opportunity for a lateral move, 10K more a year to a VERY well known and exclusive company, knowing that you would be working 10-20 hrs more a week?

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10K more a year to a VERY well known and exclusive company, knowing that you would be working 10-20 hrs more a week?

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So $10,000 more a year taxed at, say 30% which is generous, and that comes out to $7,000 more a year in your bank account at most.

20 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, that is 1,040 more hours of work at a fat rate of $6.73 an hour.

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Otherwise, what's the point?

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if you're not going to do your best, every day, and work as hard as you can for what you need to do, why are you there in the first place?

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A paycheck to support your family...