Worker Harder Day

This holiday is a relief to see.  National Work Harder Day!  Throughout my working career, I have observed how the work ethic has disintegrated.  People working just hard enough to not get fired or griped at by their boss.  This is if people work at all.  There is such a sense of entitlement among the populace, I wonder who actually works to pay for all the 'benefits' people receive for doing nothing.  For those who do work, I often hear the phrase, "That's good enough!"  Why shoot for bare minimum?  Doing so is a reflection of the worker involved.  Also, what happened to taking pride in one's job or striving for excellence?  Part of this is the responsibility of the company making the product.  They desire to sell by volume; in other words, quantity not quality.  This is probably why foreign markets are kicking our butt in imports/exports, and the reason why the country's manufacturing base has been gutted and/or has disappeared altogether.  After God created Adam, He instructed him to subdue and work the earth, to manage it.  Work is a God-given mandate, and is a conduit to glorify and worship God.  He is my true employer and the one I must answer too ultimately.  Work also guards against a few of the seven deadly sins, especially sloth.  Finding and keeping gainful employment, whether or not for pay, is wholesome and personally enriching.  Endeavor to take on a job(s) if you don't have one.  For those of you who are already employed, work for God's glory through excellence on the job.  The benefits are manifold.