I was out for a mountain bike ride with a friend on Saturday morning. He’s just “survived” a massive round of layoffs at his company. And as we were huffing and puffing our way up one of the longer, but not-so-steep climbs, we chatted about his situation.
He’s a great worker – friendly, positive, excellent work ethic – but since the company laid off over 30% of the workers in his office and asked those who remained to take on the added work-load with no additional benefits, he’s been having a difficult time getting motivated to do the great work he’s known for.
He’s been talking to some of his ex-colleagues who were laid off. They all got 6-months of severance pay and are enjoying an extended “paid vacation.”
That’s when I told him that sometimes it does pay to be a slacker!
We laughed, but ultimately agreed that we would not want to be a resident of slackerdom, even if we would get the occasional treat.
As a Deliberate Creator, have you ever been in a situation like that? Have you ever seen others receiving “gifts” while you seem to have been “passed over?”
If so, what lesson did you take from that experience? Does it pay to be a slacker? Or is there some other message for Deliberate Creators?
Leave a comment below with your thoughts.
