Carol Shenkenberger -> Joe Mackey wrote:

 CS> The young man did not do well but that was just a symptom first evident of
 CS> what later showed to be a main work ethic problem.

  This is something I see more and more.  People want a cheque but they
don't want to work.  My job (well, the job in parking in general) is one of
the easiest and best (most of the time) yet so many people that go into
security seem to think they will just sit behind a desk in some cozy office
and do nothing all day.  We are out in the field and so long as a person
does their job I have no complaints.  But we whiners about it being
hot/cold, wet/dry, walking, etc.  I tell people straight up when they start
working the conditions and if they don't want to do that let me know now. 
There are no hard feelings since different people are suitable to different
jobs.  I don't try to force a round peg into a square hole.
  Back to setting the example a second.
  I had a super several years ago when I was temping with residence
services in the summer.  This one fella was rising though the ranks and at
that time was a supervisor yet was right in there working with the guys. 
His boss told him he was not to do that.  I can't recall her exact words
but something along the lines of not being managerial and wasn't seen as an
authority figure.  He said he got more work out of his people by working
along side them than sitting in an office issuing orders.  :)
  Joe

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