I think that's a good point. In the past a worker figured that the company they worked for was an extention of their self, and that they represented what the company stood for. The age of "It's all about me" has some how severed the umbilical cord that connected our job with who we are. Now it's just a place to make a living and if we clock in and get paid it no longer matters how well we do our job. Turnover is at an all time high.

I blame the lack of benifits, good pay, and retirement packages. People just don't care to build senority if they don't have a good retirement package to bank.

For my own personal ethics, I have to do my best at whatever I do. My Dad oft told me that no matter what I do, do my best at it. It is a sentiment I carry with me. Even when I worked at a gas station (as a "Petroleum Transfer Engineer"), I hustled to do my best.

It is something I just can't help.

Yes, kudos kevy!

The company I work for is a small (50-60 emloyees) manufacturer with a family feel. We are all considered family, and as such we try our best for the most part (some people are the exceptions). The founder (who passed away) left it to her daughter and her ex-husband. Their son works there off and on. I have worked there 27 years, my mom and my son works there, and my wife use to work there. And there are other employees there with all sorts of family members. It tends to make you want to be more of a host to the customers than just a snide voice on the phone....