Philosophy of Work

I understand how hard it is to look out for a job as I have spent really tough times in my job search at the height of the worst (yet) financial downturn. Naturally, my views in life have changed quite a lot from that experience and has given a lot of perspective on the importance of good people in your life. So I will always be more inclined to work for great people than for a great organization. I must have read all the coverage on the plight of unemployed/underemployed people/families in NY Times for more than 2 years and I can picture myself being one among them. Even after that I remain optimistic and confident that the only way to succeed in life is to work hard and be imaginative.

One of the comments that I came across in the gazillion articles that I have read stayed with me. I just want to put it here so that it will be useful for me anytime and I term that as philosophy of work. Here goes it.

" Here's a suggestion. Get a low level job in any good firm. Be the hardest working person there, by being the first person to get to work and the last person to leave. Always volunteer to do the worst jobs and show that you are thankful for the job. You will be amazed that generally people will notice and you will succeed. If you simply sit around complaining and thinking that the world owes you anything, you are naive and you are seriously impairing the chances of your success in the real world. It is really that simple".
-Unknown.