Are you dependable?

One of my biggest pet peeve's in life is people who are not dependable, especially in the work place. I work at a hospital, and most of my coworkers are hard working people who are there to make an honest living, but there are a few that always have to make everyone's job harder than it already is. You know the type. The ones that are always calling in sick, always complaining, always have more personal problems than the rest of us. These people do not know the concept of team work, and how much easier it would make their lives if they actually participated in it. They basically come to work when they feel like it just to collect a pay check for doing as little work as possible, while the rest of us pick up their slack.

I can't blame it on a generation of people because I work with a wide range of ages. I can only blame it on having bad work ethics, and only caring about themselves. You should have good work ethics and be dependable no matter what it is you do for a living. But when you are a caregiver for the sick, elderly, or a child care provider, I personally think you should be held accountable if you can't show up at your job on a regular basis. If you can not live up to this standard then find another line of work.

Remember the old saying "It takes a village"? This is so true when it comes to the weakest and most vulnerable people in our society. They depend on us for their every day needs in life that most of us take for granted. Let me put it to you this way. Do you want these people caring for your parents, or children? I didn't think so. My job may not be the most glamorous one, but it's a very important one, and I take pride in it everyday.