Describe How Typical the Attitudes That Sheehy Reports Appear to Be in Work Environments You Have Experienced

Describe how typical the attitudes that Sheehy reports appear to be in work environments you have experienced.

The typical attitude that Sheehy reports are in the work environment that I have experienced also. I work in a truck stop with people who only do the actual work they were hired for when the managers are there keeping an eye on them. The attention that is payed to the customer is very minimal and frankly quite rude. They sit down at every opportunity, and walk like a zombie when they do have to move. And on a few occasions I have seen the other employees roll their eyes when a customer comes in the store, almost as if they are interrupting them. This type of behavior I have noticed seems to be different among the different age groups of people who work there. It is mainly among the younger generations, although I have seen it with the middle aged people there, it is primarily the young crowd. Being almost middle aged myself I can understand what the frustration is about. Why do I get payed the same as some of the employees, but have to pick up the slack they leave behind. And why do they continue to get away with it? You would think in this economy that people would give 120% just to be able to hold on to a job. I guess that is the difference between them and me, they don't have as many responsibilities and still live at home with mom and dad, where in my case I am mom, and have way more to shoulder then they do at this point in their life. I guess the saying is true that good help is hard to find.

Explain the implications of the work ethic Sheehy describes for the future of American business.

Work ethic has a definition as reliability and trustworthiness, willingness to learn, responsibility for one's actions, willingness to work, and willingness to work cooperatively. It should be focused on beliefs, values and principles along with manners. These simple attributes can guide the way individuals act at work and the responsibilities that they are entrusted with at all times. The future American business is in for some trouble. How is the American business going to survive with employees who are lazy, dishonest and willing to walk over who ever gets in their way to the top?

I will tell you how I think, they won't unless they have allot of immigrants working there. In other countries, even here in America (long ago) if you don't work, then you don't eat or have a roof over your head. The immigrants who come to this country have a much better work ethic then our own citizens do, why? Because in their country if you don't work you die, because starvation is a real possibility! They have a great work ethic passed down from generation to generation. They come to work do their fair share and usually go to another job after wards. Americans no longer have to face the fact that if they don't work they don't eat or have a place to live anymore. We have a fail safe, it's called welfare. Immigrants have a tendency to build up their household so that the next generation can go to college and not be forced to do menial jobs to live they can do something to make the family proud. Americans need to learn the lessons of an immigrants work ethic. Or learn a new work