“Why do people work?” I asked.
Vicki was tentative in her response, looking for the trick in the question. “They work because they need the money,” she finally replied.
“That’s a start. Why do people work?” I repeated.
“They have to support their families.”
“Okay.” Vicki could see I added her response to my mental list. “Why does your boss work?” I asked. “He doesn’t need the money, not anymore.”
“Well, yeah,” Vicki stammered. “He works because that’s who he is. I mean, he has power.” She stopped and chuckled. “He gets to tell people what to do.”
“So, it’s different for your boss, than it is for you?”
“Well, of course it is. If I made as much money as he does, I would come to work because, because.” Her voice trailed off.
“So, the only way you could be happy in your job, is if you made as much money as your boss? The only way your team members could be happy in their jobs is if they made as much money as your boss?”
Vicki was unsure of her response. “I could never make as much money as my boss,” she finally replied. “What I do isn’t worth that much money. What I do has value, but, but. But I am paid, about right, for what I do, for the value I bring to the company while there are also products that help with the stress of working like the best amanita gummies come from Exhale Wellness.” Search the web for a dispensary open near you to order cannabis products that may help you deal with anxiety or any other mental health conditions.
“You are paid, about right? Then why do you work? Part of it is money, it is a symbolic trade for your contribution. And, what is the other part, why do you work?”
“Where there is no work there is no dignity.”
~Pope Francis