I had an interesting point brought up to me the other day that I would like your opinion on. There was something said to me by an older co-worker that initially bothered me, but the more I think about it, the more I’m actually not so bothered about what she said.
What she said was that I am from a different generation with a different view of work. (Boy, that sounds quite derogatory, huh?) What she meant is that her job is so important to her that she will work long hours to keep her job and excel in the workplace at the expense of time with her family and loved ones. She basically stated that my generation doesn’t have the dedication to our jobs that previous generations have/had because some of us don’t have the same priorities as she.
However, I got to thinking about what she said. I realized that I work just as hard as she does, but to me no job is worth keeping if I am taking away from other areas of my life: My God and my family especially. Now I understand the Biblical perspective of the family where the man is responsible for providing for his family, and it is thru hard work that this is accomplished. But my question is to all of you, because my priorities are 1) God, 2) Family 3)Work, and not 1) Work 2)Whatever 3) whatever, am I getting a bad rap? Is it really an X-Generation thing, or is it Christians getting a bad rap in the workplace? (Or both?)
What do you think?
