As an atheist, I don't pay any attention to it, either.
But people you care about might!
As an atheist, I don't pay any attention to it, either.
In that you're supposed to tithe 10% to the church, maybe. If 10% of your annual "earnings" is zero because you no longer work, I suppose the church would be upset!
Here are some Bible verses on the work ethic, fwiw:
What Does the Bible Say About Work Ethic?
The general theme seems to be that work is good, as opposed to being a lazy slacker. And by lazy slacker, they mean someone who is like that from the start, not after several decades of good work, i.e., retired ... there was no such thing as retirement back then, of course ... no pension for Paul, no 401K for Moses.
The secondary theme seems to be that you should work in alignment with God's purposes.
Paul does say to admonish the idle (1 Thessolonians), so I hereby admonish all of thee. Consider yourselves admonished. I know that stung, but it's for your own good.
Speak for yourself!
All I know is...I'm not going to work until I drop just because some guy got tricked into eating an apple.
God created us to work, and like everything else in our lives, it can bring glory to God and help us connect to our purpose.
The trend of RIF continues on a rise even though the company is profitable. A "reasonable" profit is simply not good enough. As an example, a local large medical device company reported revenue in the quarter had grown to $4.3 billion, an increase of 4 percent over the same period last year and profit growth by 28% to $991 million. Yet the company reduced its workforce by 5%. Achieving both growth (top line) and profit (bottom line) at a targeted rate is paramount. If these targets are not realized, layoffs will occur. Long-term employment with a company is a thing of the past. Employee loyalty also declines.One thing that I think makes corporate jobs in America even less appealing for some than in the past is the lack of security. Prior to the last decade or so, it seemed to me like people only worried about getting laid off if either they were having performance issues, the company moved, the company got bought out, the company was losing money or something along those lines. But we see more and more former co-workers, many getting laid off just because their jobs are being outsourced, sometimes after they have received great reviews at profitable companies.
So no matter how hard they work, really the only long term financial security is in being financially independent.
The trend of RIF continues on a rise even though the company is profitable. A "reasonable" profit is simply not good enough. As an example, a local large medical device company reported revenue in the quarter had grown to $4.3 billion, an increase of 4 percent over the same period last year and profit growth by 28% to $991 million. Yet the company reduced its workforce by 5%. Achieving both growth (top line) and profit (bottom line) at a targeted rate is paramount. If these targets are not realized, layoffs will occur. Long-term employment with a company is a thing of the past. Employee loyalty also declines.
A VP at a recent gig had a sign on her office wall, "Work is a form of worship." I hadn't heard that so I looked into it.
https://work4christ.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/work-is-worship/
A VP at a recent gig had a sign on her office wall, "Work is a form of worship." I hadn't heard that so I looked into it.
https://work4christ.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/work-is-worship/
I think the sign was also an excuse, or maybe even encouragement, to work very long hours. "But my/your 60 hour weeks are for Christ!"
If I found that in my company, I would have instructed my HR Director to speak with the VP and have it removed before the end of the day. How inappropriate for a person at a VP level, who has others reporting to them, to bring religion into the workplace. Why can't we remove religion from our work and political lives and leave it in the churches, synagogues, and mosques, where it belongs?
A VP at a recent gig had a sign on her office wall, "Work is a form of worship." I hadn't heard that so I looked into it.
https://work4christ.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/work-is-worship/
I think the sign was also an excuse, or maybe even encouragement, to work very long hours. "But my/your 60 hour weeks are for Christ!"