work, work work,

Oh the joys of work. Don't some of you just wish money magically appeared in our bank accounts and we didn't have to work to earn it? There are some days I wish that. There are other days I absolutely love going to work. I am fortunate to like what I do and therefor working doesn't bother me all that much. What bothers me is society today. This generation of new employees where work isn't important to them, they don't want to show up on time, and they don't want to put everything into their jobs. With that said, I am pretty grateful that I have a good head on my shoulders and I actually care about what I do. 

Yes, I work at Starbucks and yes, I absolutely love it. I begin work every morning at 5:30 and get to know and see my regulars, I get to smell and make coffee every day, and I get to chat all day long. Sometimes that is a negative the whole talking all day thing, but usually I don't mind it. What makes it difficult is when I come home and my husband wants to talk and I just cant talk anymore (which if you know me is crazy). But I on the other hand love listening to my husband talk to me about his job and his work. I truly couldn't have cared less a few years ago about racing and now I look forward to when my husband talks to me about his job and exciting things coming. 

But back to this whole generation not caring about work thing. Why is it that this generation takes this approach? When I was 16 years old and got my first job (which I stayed at for 10 years). I loved going to work every day and wanted to advance within the company I was working for. I moved on to other jobs, but I always maintained the one job. All my jobs were in the same field for the most part and thats what my degree is in as well. I tend to do jobs in which I am passionate. Its hard to find something passionate to do when you are 16 so I am not saying that everyone needs to be like me.

I just wish that these employees which I hire to work with me actually cared about their jobs and show up to work on time every day, work hard with what they are asked to do, and want to care about their job. This isn't too much to ask for I would assume. I hope this generation turns around for the positive.

I do hope that in the future I won't have to work because I would love to be a stay at home mom when the time is right and its time to have children. But even then I have worked my entire working life and I wonder if I will be bored staying home. I have friends who are stay at home mothers and I think that they rock at it. I think they are the most courageous, strong, brave, hard working women I know. They deserve way more praise than they are getting these days. So to my best friend, and all my friends who are stay at home mothers you rock and I hope that one day in the future I can be that amazing.