Very true on mediocrity!
Akossa,
Your ed’s note of last week rang true to me as I have to deal with people who love to present mediocre work almost on a daily basis. I meet them in my work place and in other companies that I have to deal with when I make a client presentation. I also meet them in the service industry.
Take, for example, shop or restaurant employees who deal with customers while sulking or get impatient when someone demands a time-consuming service? Some people actually look as though they have a grudge against their job and that they would rather get it done and over with. They do not take pride in what they do and as a result, they are not dynamic.
They do not attempt to develop themselves and would rather ‘trudge’ through the days as you put it, dishing out one poor performance after the other until they get their salary. I would like to advise my fellow Malawians against this negative attitude if they would like to succeed.
Being lazy will not lead us anywhere; in fact, it is for this same reason that foreigners come in and make money right in front of our eyes! Let us wake up and realise that hard work and a positive attitude to it benefits no one but ourselves.
Boniface,
Lilongwe
