Ha! Just What I Thought!

Raise 'em like babies and they will grow up to be wimps!

Maybe this is why I have such trouble hiring people who want to work!?!

I am all for being encouraging and promoting self-esteem, but not necessarily when it isn't deserved.

Trophies for simply participating? C'mon...what does that say to the team that worked hard and deserves that first place trophy? Getting that raise just because you stuck around long enough? What about the people who diligently completed their assignments and excelled at their position? They are the ones who deserve the raise!

I'm wondering, is this where all that graduation ceremony stuff for pre-schoolers and kindergartner started? What's with that anyway? Let's celebrate a REAL accomplishment...earn that diploma, then have a graduation ceremony! Now that's something!

Life is hard. You have to work to achieve something. Awards and recognition have a place only for those who work hard and deserve them. If everyone is rewarded because they participated, the accomplishments begin to lose meaning.

Awards and recognition, regardless, are meaningless. I prefer to look to my reward in heaven.