How does an employer get an employee to be loyal to a company? The short answer to this question is he knows how to program him or her over time to the point that this person will choose his or her job over family even during times of crisis. And what might the dedicated employee receive after many years of choosing job over family? Bonus money, a watch, a ring, or some other small token that says, "Thank you."
The next time you feel tempted to argue with a partner or a relative as to why "I can't be there because..." consider this, if you were ill, on vacation, or doing something else outside of your job, accomodations would be made in your absence--the show will go on.
Good employees most often have nothing to fear, but those who slack off--well they should be concerned about missing days of work.
Continue to do your job well, but don't lose your family in the process. There are always other jobs, but not other families that will love you in the way that a good one does.
Nicholl McGuire is the creator of this blog and others. She is the author of When Mothers Cry and other books.
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