Work Ethic
In today’s society I believe we have lost the traditional work ethic of
long
ago. Being brought up in a traditional family and around a population
mainly
comprised of Amish, I have come to understand the work ethic that
America has
lost. Amish are people who lead a simple religious life
unaffected by
automobiles, electricity, modern appliances, or other modern
convinces. This
Simple puritan life is based solely around god with a
strong work ethic as the
backbone. Long hours are spent hand plowing the
field with a horse, turning
butter for family consumption, and taking pride
in homemade items. Growing up
around this, I see America as losing the strong
work ethic of their fathers and
grandfathers. People in general as showing
the lack of dedication and pride in
their work. Working in a factory this
last summer, I saw that the corporate
world functions on money and mass
production. Worker Unions has also slid into a
loss in pride. The main goal
of workers is the personal gain of money, not
quality and workmanship. Along
with the work ethic in the corporate world is the
work ethic based in the
home. As technology increases and connivances arise,
Americans are
becoming increasingly lazy and the over all work ethic has been
lost.