how come some people take pride in the work they do, some don't

[brainhulk]

is it cultural?
how much they are paid?
training?
management?

 

[AstroManLuca]

Probably has a lot to do with what kind of work you do, which is not an option in your poll.

 

[Rakehellion]

Brainhulk thread. Bye.

 

[DrPizza]

Probably has a lot to do with what kind of work you do, which is not an option in your poll.

To an extent, sure. But, I assume the OP is talking about people doing the same type of work. I.e., people with the same job title, same (or similar) pay, and same tasks.

I think it's cultural to a degree, but not quite as broadly as that - it more comes down to how people were raised and the values their parents instilled in them. That's still not 100% guarantee, but it's a large part of the picture.

 

[diesbudt]

All these factors have to do with pride in work.

A) Culture
B) The environment you grew up in/parents instilled on you as a growing person.
C) The effort it took to receive said job
D) Is the job enjoyable

 

[Midwayman]

Probably has a lot to do with what kind of work you do, which is not an option in your poll.

Not just the kind of work. Take costco for example. The work there is the kind that normally generates a ton of disgruntled, disinterested people. Yet the people there are generally happier and more helpful than other similar places.

People who feel they aren't respected and have no power in the place they work take no pride. Sure some people come to the table with a chip on their shoulder, but a lot of it is how management view employees.

 

[ch33zw1z]

All these factors have to do with pride in work.

A) Culture
B) The environment you grew up in/parents instilled on you as a growing person.
C) The effort it took to receive said job
D) Is the job enjoyable

I'd say that's pretty accurate.

 

[nanette1985]

Some people just are that way, others aren't.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

probably goes back to the way their were raised but there are a lot of factors

 

[Mixolydian]

All of the poll options are correct.

Work ethic. Some people has it, some people don't.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I voted pay rate, but to elaborate I don't mean only monetarily, but the general outcome. If you work your butt off doing something and nobody appreciates it, and the work does not really have a good goal that you get to see in action, you are probably less likely to take pride in it. But if you work towards a goal that you will get to see after, you are more likely to take pride.

For example if you are a civil construction worker building a bridge that lot of people will go on, that is something to be proud of, you can tell people "I built that".

 

[Vic Vega]

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[blankslate]

Not just the kind of work. Take costco for example. The work there is the kind that normally generates a ton of disgruntled, disinterested people.

Yet the people there are generally happier and more helpful than other similar places. People who feel they aren't respected and have no power in the place they work take no pride. Sure some people come to the table with a chip on their shoulder, but a lot of it is how management view employees.

I'll go with the above considering what the CEO makes and the average wage of the run of the mill worker is compared to other chains...


Also not everyone grows up to be an astronaut.

 

[zerocool84]

Definitely not cultural, it's 100% on how the parents raised them. It just seems that Asian parents push their kids more so than others.

 

[pmv]

Not only does it depend on the type of work, it may depend on how someone ended up in that particular line-of-work.

For one person job X might be the fulfillment of their childhood ambition as someone fascinated with every aspect of X to the point of Autism, while for another it an activity they don't even think is worth doing at all, in fact they might believe that X is a positively harmful activity and against their moral principles, but they have somehow managed to find themselves stuck doing it to pay the rent.

And its not an absolute quality of an individual, the same person might take pride in their work in one job but not care at all in another one.

Is it really a good thing for a terrorist or a soldier in a fascist army to take pride in their work? I think in some jobs I'd prefer a slacker.

(Anyone seen "Bridge On the River Kwai"? I think that's an example of how 'pride in ones work' can go a bit wrong)

Having said that, I have known a few people who loathed their jobs, believing they were pretty stupid jobs not really worth doing, yet despite themselves got carried away with doing them well, way beyond what they had to - and then kept getting annoyed with themselves for doing so.