Lack of Dedication

I tend to be a pretty easy guy to get along with. Indeed, I'd like to think I'm very nice, honest and not a social leper of any kind. And yet, there's one thing that /really/ pisses me off. That thing, as you might have guessed from the title is a lack of dedication.

Something my Mother has really shown me through my life is that you should be proud of what you do. She didn't add any more to the statement, and as a result here I am with my own idea of being proud. Now, normally, to me this means that I do something correctly and to the best of my ability- that I give 100%. As a result of that, I tend to throw myself fully into work: So that I can be proud of my accomplishment. I love that I'm seeing real, physical proof that my working hard in my job is paying off. Not just from my superiors seeing- but the fact that my co-workers are suddenly not quite so shiny when I work next to them. They go off into the store and do what ever it is that they do- I've always assumed it involved them saving someone's life. Because I really can't imagine taking a shit should take an hour. Nor should walking the twenty feet from the cleaning project you're working on to the counter to answer a phone. On another note, I can't talk to more than one person at a time. Imagine that.

But, of everything there, its the fact that my coworkers don't give a damn about this job, about the department- about anything involved with our work in general. Its depressing to know they're paid more than I, do less work, and have less dedication. All the while, I'm struggling to make ends meet. However, I've always believed in Karma. Its worked for me. Sure, Its not perfect Karma to bitch about stuff, but I'll keep trying my damnedest to not act like they do. Its hard for me though to not insult them. They show up when they want. Leave when they want- and I don't even get consecutive days off. Which I realize isn't that abnormal for a job, but I'd love to get Sunday and Monday off. It just be relaxing. End Rant.

All of it reminds me of another thing my mother's said:
"You'll learn something from everyone you meet, and sometimes you learn how not to be."