It's really hard to keep working hard when the people you're doing it for either don't care or are completely ungrateful. I'm not talking about the company I work for - they're the reason I'm working hard - but instead about a community I'm working at. The first day was ok because the general manager was there and he seemed to really care. But today - when I really worked my butt off - I was left with a couple of managers that really could have cared less. What I was doing entailed going from room to room (over 100 rooms today alone), ripping their call stations off the wall and putting new ones back on. First, it takes a lot of organization to keep everything straight. Second, I've got blisters on my fingers from trying to get these things off the wall. Third, I was on my feet for 8 hours straight and skipped lunch. When I gave them my summary at the end of the day, all I got was complaints. It's frustrating.
To top it off, I received a call about a place I'm supposed to be going to on Saturday. I was informed that they don't plan to give me any help in my task, which means that my day will be similar to today. I told them that I just wouldn't be showing up then. Needless to say, they're helping now.
I'm sure I sound a bit whiny, and I don't need any praise, but it's just hard to work when people don't care nearly as much as you do.
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