One kind of employee is always complaining about everything. When there is too much work to do, he complains how “they” don’t give him enough help. When there is not enough work to do, he complains about not having anything to do. When its hot he complains about the heat, and when its cold he complains about that.

The other kind of employee is thankful to have a job, and works hard to prove himself worthwhile. He doesn’t mind the heat, the cold, or the hard work. If there is some kind of problem, he knows how to ask the boss and get it fixed.

One kind of employee is respected, and the other kind is despised. One kind of employee gets raises easily, and the other kind has to move heaven and earth to get any raise.

Which one is which? The answer: If getting the job was easy, staying on the job isn’t.

In the long run, its better to earn your way through the door than to win your way through.

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Why do I wince? Somehow, I feel that my response leaves the impression that I am unfinished, or incomplete. The truth is that most people feel somewhat uncomfortable answering that question, especially businessman with “investments”. But what is bothering me is deeper than that.

It is not C”V because I don’t like learning, or I feel that it is socially unacceptable. But rather, it gives the impression of me as someone who has yet to accomplish in the world.

Ask a Rebbe or anyone in “Chinuch” what they do, and you’ll get a mouthful and eager reply. Ask a fundraiser for a yeshiva or mossad and they’ll be happy to tell you. But ask a kollel yungerman, and you will likely get a tepid, cold, muttered response.

Like somehow, being in Kollel means that you have yet to find yourself…

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