It's the bludging, needy, victimous mind-set that annoys me most.
Here in Australia, we are traditionally a hard working robust nation of people, we generally pride ourselves on our work ethic, and would pride ourselves on not having taken one single sicky, ...even though they are there to take.
Lately, there's been a bit of a work-culture shift, whereby people seem to be out for every thing they can get, will expend sickies just because they can, will take stress leave, because they can do this too...we are becoming such a needy princess race of spoilt people...and I put this down to many factors.
I refuse to accept there isn't something out there for everyone work-wise, (with the exception of the profoundly disabled of course), so why should we treat them like invalids?
I get a little resentful of those who are able to pick and choose their work...myself having come from a nursing background, completed a degree at uni, though had to more or less use it as a resume filler, given the hard time I had finding special needs placements for my autistic daughter. .. but, rather than throw the towel in, and think, that's it...life over, carer to the end, nothing more for me, I decided to study, become qualified in a profession whereby I can work from home if necessary.
Sometimes I think, god, what I would give to be able to 'escape', you know what I really miss the most?
Being able to duck out with the girls for a quick smoke on the patient balcony, grab a bite to eat and a bad coffee, (even if it was usually a crappy hospital cafeteria slop)...it's the social factor you miss most of all I think, and when I hear friends complaining they had to work a double shift...I cant help but get a pang of, I dunno, loss or something, like I wish it were me winging all over again the way I used to after a double shift.
Don't get me wrong, I love what I'm doing now, I really do, more than nursing when I was in the profession working 60 hour weeks, but you still miss what you cant have I guess.
What I wonder about these people who voluntarily disengage from the workforce, simply because centrelink made it possible to do so, don't they crave being out there and amongst it?
Being part of a working team?
Self sufficient?
Entitled to spend something they have earned themselves?
I think half of them just get into a rut and forget what it feels like to be part of it.
Which is why I think they need to be reminded, this and rehabilitated wherever possible.
... Labor don't agree with me however, Liberal are the better government for getting those who can back out there and into the workforce.
Sorry about the above gush, but I do think the businessman makes a point, this and don't think he means to send people who are clearly incapable out there to work if they genuinely aren't capable.
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