Sunday, February 10, 2013
Work Ethic
Tested: On this week's episode, the gang discusses the importance of work ethic and why the drudgery of hard work means so much when you're starting off in a new job or career. This even applies to kids and chores!
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The video is so pertinent to what we are going through in school right now. So much of our crew work freshman year revolves around doing the grunt work ( like cutting hundreds of leaves out of garbage bags, covering dozens of cans of pepsi throwback in silver tape, or lugging 55 gallons of water up to the mid galley) but it's learning to do the monotonous chores and do them well that's important. Like the article says, in the industry we are going in to, we can't do the cool fun jobs right off the bat. Since we are going to be starting off at the bottom for quite some time, why not find fun in the "less the fun" chores that often get relegated to the newly. If freshman crew doesn't teach someone work ethic then I don't know what will.
I agree with Jenni in that I can completely relate to what they are discussing in this video. I think that one of the most successful parts of the School of Drama, or maybe CMU in general, is that it really teaches work ethic and time management. I think it is particularly important that we, as freshman, are required to do the "grunt work." In the video, they discuss how doing the grunt work is a part of everyone's career, whether it be in theatre or something else. While this is true, I also think it is important to develop a positive attitude towards that grunt work, no matter how brutal it may be. If you can't find a way to enjoy what you're doing, then you will not be able to accomplish the task to the best of your ability. I think it is equally important to have an attractive personality and positive attitude as it is to have a strong work ethic.
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