I don’t care where you went to school, roll up your sleeves and do the fucking work.
You know where me and my Wharton and Kellogg degrees are all hanging out this weekend? We’re cutting and pasting screen shots from the web into a employer brand assessment Ajax is doing. You know why? Because this is the job that needs to be done this week, and I’m out of people to delegate to. So while my family skis, I sit here working. And I’m happy to do it—it gives me a sense of accomplishment and helps me provide for my family. I love skiing, but this is my contribution. This is what defines me.
Those people you think got lucky? They work their asses off. You may not see them working, you may not value their contributions, but make no mistake: they’re doing the job.
Get over yourself and do yours.
Jason Seiden is CEO of Ajax Workforce Marketing. Ajax amplifies brands by aligning employees' online messaging.
I'm Jason. I run a brand agency with a specialization in workforce marketing.
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A buddy of mine who’s 55 and races off-road bicycles on a nationally competitive level, and is a top engineer at a huge pharma company sent me a HTFU sticker for my car a couple of years ago. What you wrote, that’s stone cold HTFU. Coolness. http://www.htfu.com/
Word. HTFU. Love it.
Dude…you know what I like about FB? It’s that friggin “Like” button. That would be a good thing to have in blog comments…just showing the love. LIKE.
I know you put a lot of work into many of your posts – But this is, by far, my favorite to date!
Gracias amigo,
Jeff
Good stuff! My dad has owned his own engineering firm for nearly 40 years and watching the way he works taught me this exact lesson. Shit has to get done. That’s the bottom line. If no one is around to take out the trash, you just do it and move on. No one who has made it to the top got there by saying “that isn’t in my job description.”
Dude, I’m looking at you right now. You have no ass. Great post though. Now back to work. Cheers, CF
@Craig—I have a great ass. I have sticks for legs, that’s the problem. But why the hell that thought is on your consciousness, I don’t even want to know.
@Jeff—Thank you!!
@Breanne—My dad’s line was always, “I hire people who take the time to bend down and pick up stray paper clips off the floor.” Maybe that’s why we get along so well!