Comments on: What Is My True Calling? http://butwhatnow.com/true-calling/ For Every Ending There Is A New Beginning Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:28:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Pnieto http://butwhatnow.com/true-calling/#comment-115 Pnieto Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:19:23 +0000 http://butwhatnow.com/35/what-is-my-true-calling/#comment-115 Great article...I think that almost everyone that reads that can relate. Great article…I think that almost everyone that reads that can relate.

]]> By: Cheryl http://butwhatnow.com/true-calling/#comment-19 Cheryl Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:22:46 +0000 http://butwhatnow.com/35/what-is-my-true-calling/#comment-19 Minerva, I love the line you gave your American boss and agree completely. It's a great line. When I get to the end of the line at this job (347 days to go), I so look forward to working for something I really believe in and enjoy rather than for the bucks. Minerva, I love the line you gave your American boss and agree completely. It’s a great line. When I get to the end of the line at this job (347 days to go), I so look forward to working for something I really believe in and enjoy rather than for the bucks.

]]> By: Minerva http://butwhatnow.com/true-calling/#comment-18 Minerva Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:55:16 +0000 http://butwhatnow.com/35/what-is-my-true-calling/#comment-18 I have always suspected that some of the problems Americans have with enjoying work is the unfortunate - and totally untrue! - use of "working for" expression. Amnerican bosses have a bad habit of saying ... and, worse yet, probably thinking "you are working for ME". I still remember how shocked my first American boss was when I smiling politely, corrected him: " no, I do not work for YOU, I report to you, but we both work for this institution". I was always equally persistent pointing out to a subordinate, who mentioned working for me, that she or he did not work for ME. How can people "buy in", feel like a part of a company if they are - wrongly - indoctrinated that they work for their bosses ... unless, of course, they work for a small business and their boss is the owner. There a "buy in" is always difficult, due to nepotism, mostly, but not elsewhere. I always loved working: for a cause, for a goal, to achieve something - without paying much attention to who is going to benefit. I love working ... as long it is challenging, interesting. I hate boring routine... fortunately many people love it :-) I have always suspected that some of the problems Americans have with enjoying work is the unfortunate – and totally untrue! – use of “working for” expression. Amnerican bosses have a bad habit of saying … and, worse yet, probably thinking “you are working for ME”. I still remember how shocked my first American boss was when I smiling politely, corrected him: ” no, I do not work for YOU, I report to you, but we both work for this institution”. I was always equally persistent pointing out to a subordinate, who mentioned working for me, that she or he did not work for ME.
How can people “buy in”, feel like a part of a company if they are – wrongly – indoctrinated that they work for their bosses … unless, of course, they work for a small business and their boss is the owner. There a “buy in” is always difficult, due to nepotism, mostly, but not elsewhere.
I always loved working: for a cause, for a goal, to achieve something – without paying much attention to who is going to benefit. I love working … as long it is challenging, interesting. I hate boring routine… fortunately many people love it :-)

]]> By: Cheryl http://butwhatnow.com/true-calling/#comment-16 Cheryl Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:15:59 +0000 http://butwhatnow.com/35/what-is-my-true-calling/#comment-16 Syd, so true, so true! Syd, so true, so true!

]]> By: RetiredSyd http://butwhatnow.com/true-calling/#comment-15 RetiredSyd Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:42:47 +0000 http://butwhatnow.com/35/what-is-my-true-calling/#comment-15 And don't forget, there's no hurry to figure out what your true calling is (or callings!) When you do get to the retirement finish line, just focus on enjoying it and I'm sure it will just come to you over time. Retired Syd And don’t forget, there’s no hurry to figure out what your true calling is (or callings!) When you do get to the retirement finish line, just focus on enjoying it and I’m sure it will just come to you over time.

Retired Syd

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