Loyalty... a Scarce Commodity
- just me
- Jan 9, 2017
- 2 min read
Surely we've all heard the saying "if you want loyalty, get a dog".
We all expect loyalty, but do we give it to begin with. Are we loyal even though others may not be, or have we started to just follow the trend of "me first and bugger the rest!"
This equates to work and home life. Are we loyal to our partners on a daily basis. Even though at times they may not be, do we continue to do so to uphold our own integrity. When it comes to work life, it becomes even harder. Here we want to give loyalty to our colleagues and our boss.
At times they might treat us with disrespect and undermining attitudes. Do we decide to "stick it to them" first to ensure that we are not blind sided. When we receive disrespectful behavior, do we decide to "get them back" at some stage. Or do we maintain our level of character and refuse to give in to the volatile environment we can find ourselves in.
As a white female in South Africa, its not always easy to find permanent work, and keep it. Do we let this whole BEE thing make us miserable and bitter with our "lot in life". Or do we simply say "it is what it is" and refuse to undermine our level of professionalism and quality of character.
Easier said than done when you don't have work and are not sure how the heck to cover all your expenses at the end of the month. But being negative can only make the situations worse. When one becomes negative, it can become a spiral of depression and getting out of it becomes harder as time goes by.
It certainly is not easy, and you are not alone. There is no piece of advice that can change it or make it better. In saying that, keeping positive and a really good anti depressant go a long way. Bearing in mind that especially when you have children, they watch your reactions and will copy them in their future challenges.
You have to believe that it will get better or easier. If we don't, no one else certainly is going to.
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