I’ve been pondering the replacebility of the average employee in the workplace. We’d all like to think that we are irreplaceable. The sad truth is that in the eyes of corporate America, we are all replaceable. Especially in today’s market.
One of the few truths in life is someone will always be better or worse than you. Your job will rarely reflect that particular fact.
Instead, today’s employment landscape tends to be a savannah of averages. Who can provide the most at the least cost and potential negative impact on the company.
Where are the standouts? The people who excel?
While my duties might seem simple on paper: answer phones, maintain calendars, arrange meetings, file. Those simple actions are not the sum of my work life. I do so much more.
I am an expeditor of schedules, a wrangler of people, a soother of egos. I diffuse difficult situations before they get to management attention. I manage information, then condense it into useful packets. I manage costs and budgets. All of this is difficult to quantify and are outside of my job description.
Yet, I am seldom rewarded for my reaching outside of my parameters. So, what motivates me?
I do. I’m motivated to make my environment better. I take pride in making my job fulfilling. It gets me a reputation for being exceptional at my job.
I'm more than a cog on a gear.
One of the few truths in life is someone will always be better or worse than you. Your job will rarely reflect that particular fact.
Instead, today’s employment landscape tends to be a savannah of averages. Who can provide the most at the least cost and potential negative impact on the company.
Where are the standouts? The people who excel?
While my duties might seem simple on paper: answer phones, maintain calendars, arrange meetings, file. Those simple actions are not the sum of my work life. I do so much more.
I am an expeditor of schedules, a wrangler of people, a soother of egos. I diffuse difficult situations before they get to management attention. I manage information, then condense it into useful packets. I manage costs and budgets. All of this is difficult to quantify and are outside of my job description.
Yet, I am seldom rewarded for my reaching outside of my parameters. So, what motivates me?
I do. I’m motivated to make my environment better. I take pride in making my job fulfilling. It gets me a reputation for being exceptional at my job.
I'm more than a cog on a gear.
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