Why do you work

WHY DO YOU WORK (Part III)

COMPETENCY

In the words of  Confucius 'what I hear I forget, what I see I remember, what I participate in, I understand'.

At schools, we are given the holes to make heeb, but we were never taught how to hold the holes, hence most of us come out of schools brilliant but unrefined. With our holes and cutlasses unsharpened, the only learning ground for us is the working place. And since learning is a continuum, we hold ourselves and society duty to make every conscious effort to sharpen our knowledge, skills, and aptitude while doing our job.

The reality however is that so many people fail to use this opportunity judiciously forgetting that whatever material benefits one gets from working are temporal while skills and knowledge are permanent provided it is put to use.

It is on this note it is better to take employment which is challenging than the one which will render one redundant with little or no value to a person life. This is because every skills and knowledge acquire today will one day be useful in another job or private business.

So the need for experience or competence should account for one of the reasons while you take up a job or go to work everyday. The question now: is your job adding value to you?

Have a great weekend!