Stand Back, Vent Blows Hot Air....

Alrighty, as the title of this post may indicate, this is going to be a venting session. Specifically about work. So if you don't feel like reading a bitch session, I advise you to stop reading now and move on to happier blogs :)

Okay, so if you're still reading that means you have some interest in what I'm about to say, so here we go. If you didn't already know I work in something of a call center. I know, I know, call centers are breeding grounds for bull plop. However the place where I work is different. The company treats their employees very well. Sure I wish it paid a little more, but it's the best salary I've had in a 4 years.

If I like the company I work for why am I ticked off? Very simple. Everywhere I worked I've done a butt load of work. I work very hard, and that's not a personal opinion, that's the truth. I have a very strong work ethic. If I'm being paid to work, I should be working. Plain and simple. that's just the way I am. My problem is, I'll be busting my pooper, doing as much work as I possibly can and there are people around me, doing as little as they can and bitching they don't get the recognition, and kudos that I seem to get. IE: bonuses, advancement, etc.

I don't understand why some people seem to think that working the least should be rewarded the most. I work hard day in and day out regardless of how I feel, or what's going on in my life outside of work. I earned all the respect, rewards and advancement I have been given so far. Yes I've only been with this company a short while, but when I guy comes into a company and in 6 months can do more than someone who's been there 4 years, and do all of it better, shouldn't he be rewarded? given advancement? shouldn't the best person for the job get the job?

I realize that this day in age, the "it's not what you know it's who you know" attitude is alive and well, but the company I work for doesn't look at things that way. They look at stats, abilities and how hard someone works and make their decisions on that. Not whose butt you kissed yesterday. I'm getting very tired of being resented for being a hard worker with a brain, and if it wouldn't cost me my job, I'd gladly say something about it to all the complainers I have to deal with on a daily basis.