Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Sometimes we don’t do some things at work merely because they are inconvenient.

“I don’t want to do such-and-such,” said busy, hardworking person at work.

“It is inconvenient to me,” thought the same person but didn’t say it aloud.

Work can be fun and rewarding or as some have said, “Pleasant, productive, and profitable.” Some tasks at work aren’t so pleasant, but we do them so we can reach the other things most of the time.

And then there are days when we simply … well, we skip those things that are inconvenient. No one will notice, much. No one will have to work extra to make up, much. It will be okay, probably. Besides. There is always “besides.”

Yes, there is plenty of busy work at work. Things that really don’t need to happen. Then, however, there are things that are inconvenient that need to happen. Let’s admit that some tasks are inconvenient, but let’s do them anyways.