A personal story
Several years ago a driver took me to a medical appointment deep into Dallas so we had a chance to chat. I always ask men how they like their job, knowing they’ll always respond, This fellow in his early 50s said he liked it now but he had spent years in half-hearted jobs where he never really finished anything.
I piped up. “You know I read somewhere about this. Were you criticized and abused early on, like when you were 12?”
“Yes,” he answered quite surprised at my response. “I remember nothing but as a kid.”
“Here is what I learned,” I said. “People who are blamed for bad workmanship or inadequacies don’t want to finish a project so they don’t have to face the verbal abuse. I had that problem myself.”
Of course there are really lazy people too, those who don’t like the job they are doing, or perhaps have no aptitude for it. But if we kill motivation in people they won’t want to do well. That is why bad managers and bosses must pay higher wages to their employees.
I wonder how much of the striking and negotiation for wage hikes is nothing more than hating the job? Or not feeling appreciated?
The Bible has something to say about laziness, here called sloth,
The moral of this story is to be an encourager to get better results. If someone does badly, find tasks they can do well, and praise them when they do it correctly. That actually may be a call on their life! And you can help them along.
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