My ex-boss is cynical and said that the only reason the workers work is for money, not pride for a job well done or any other reason. why do you work besides the obvious of getting a paycheck to support you and/or your family ? Is money really the only reason to get up everyday and go to work ?
Americans are not so hard working persons, are we?
Explain to your boss the difference between a job, a vocation, a career, and a calling.....
If nothing else, it would be amusing to see the expressions change on his or her face.
I started out thinking it was just a vocation. Then I turned it into a career.
Lately, honestly, it feels more like a calling.
Too often I see why I am where I am
The only calling I have is My own pleasure at getting in some good research on topics that interest Me.
However.....to Me, a calling is something one would do for free...like medical research to cure things like children's disease...It can, for some people, include teaching....but things of that nature...
A career is something someone does because they have a passion for it, but its not something they feel they have to do in order to get self satisfaction.
A vocation is just a trained level of skills for doing a job..
A job is something one does to pay the bills.