Comments on: Abuse vs Rewards http://www.cullen-it.com/blog/abuse-vs-rewards/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Pete http://www.cullen-it.com/blog/abuse-vs-rewards/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Pete Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:00:22 +0000 http://www.cullen-it.com/?p=155#comment-31 One thing I could never do is go back to working for "The Man", whether it be a government organisation or a large corporation. Well apart from Microsoft but that's a different matter. I find working with multiple folks far more rewarding than being overworked and unappreciated. One thing I could never do is go back to working for “The Man”, whether it be a government organisation or a large corporation. Well apart from Microsoft but that’s a different matter.

I find working with multiple folks far more rewarding than being overworked and unappreciated.

]]> By: DXEndar http://www.cullen-it.com/blog/abuse-vs-rewards/comment-page-1/#comment-30 DXEndar Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:45:37 +0000 http://www.cullen-it.com/?p=155#comment-30 Working for a church (a nonprofit incorporated entity, legally speaking) I don’t get paid overly large amounts of money. I mean I cover all my bills and have a little bit left over at the end of the month (usually spent on video games), but my budget is very. I could be making twice as much doing the same job (even with my mediocre skill set) if I worked for a larger corporation. But as you said, money isn’t everything. At D.F.A. (my church) I work with a group of people that I consider my friends, most of whom I spend time with outside of work. Most of us have ‘Refrigerator Rights’ in each others houses . . . meaning I could show up at a coworkers house and just grab something out of the fridge with out asking (it’s a high level of friendship when you can treat someone else’s home as your own). We respect each other, we like each other, and while the work isn’t easy I actually enjoy coming to work 99% of the time. Not just that, but what I do impacts peoples lives for the better. I could be a cog in the corporate machine and be making a lot more money, but here I feel fulfilled as a person doing what I’m doing. The bills get paid and I’m happy. Will I ever live in a huge house or drive a super nice car . . . probably not. But if you need those things to bring you happiness, something’s wrong in the first place. But that’s just my opinion. Working for a church (a nonprofit incorporated entity, legally speaking) I don’t get paid overly large amounts of money. I mean I cover all my bills and have a little bit left over at the end of the month (usually spent on video games), but my budget is very. I could be making twice as much doing the same job (even with my mediocre skill set) if I worked for a larger corporation. But as you said, money isn’t everything.

At D.F.A. (my church) I work with a group of people that I consider my friends, most of whom I spend time with outside of work. Most of us have ‘Refrigerator Rights’ in each others houses . . . meaning I could show up at a coworkers house and just grab something out of the fridge with out asking (it’s a high level of friendship when you can treat someone else’s home as your own). We respect each other, we like each other, and while the work isn’t easy I actually enjoy coming to work 99% of the time.

Not just that, but what I do impacts peoples lives for the better. I could be a cog in the corporate machine and be making a lot more money, but here I feel fulfilled as a person doing what I’m doing. The bills get paid and I’m happy. Will I ever live in a huge house or drive a super nice car . . . probably not. But if you need those things to bring you happiness, something’s wrong in the first place. But that’s just my opinion.

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