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Paradigm: |
Slaves |
Wage Laborers |
Professionals /Small business |
Athletes |
UTEP Students In General |
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Who pays whom? |
Unpaid labor. They make money off of you. |
You are paid by the hour. |
The better you work, the more you earn. |
They don't pay you, YOU pay to play. |
You pay big time! Average Undergrad Tuition for Resident Students: $2,708 for 15 hrs (Spring ’07) |
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How hard do you work? |
As little as possible! Resist. Rebel. Sabotage. Break things. Escape. |
As little as possible. (Exception: if you're a kiss-up bucking for a promotion). |
As much as possible: More sales mean more work means more money, means more success. |
As much as you want. Get the most bang for your bucks but quit when you get tired or bored. |
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How much quality do you put into your work? |
Just enough not to get whipped! |
Just what you are told to do when they tell you to do it. |
As good as possible to beat the competition and succeed.. |
Until it hurts! Give it your all on the playing field! |
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Degree of honesty required on the job or activity? |
None. Lie, cheat and steal from Ol’ Massa at any time. |
Minor corner-cutting and stealing paperclips or pens seem OK. |
Lie, cheat, and steal as much as you can get away with and still stay out of jail. |
Play fair—cheating spoils any victory you do win. |
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Possible opportunities and rewards? |
None. Work and slave all your life, and then you die. |
An honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work. |
Earnings / Profits / Business growth / Wealth. |
Fun, fitness, personal growth, pride, winning trophies. |
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Possible downside? |
Everything. |
Boredom, getting fired. |
Going bankrupt, exhaustion. |
Injury, exhaustion. |
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Danger if you fail? |
Whipping. |
Job loss, poverty. |
Bankruptcy, poverty. |
A little wasted time, money. |
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Personal time management principles: |
Do as little as possible. Stay out of sight. Rebel or escape. Dream of freedom some day. |
Go to work every day for 40 years. Dream of vacation, winning the lottery or retirement. |
Plan your own career day by day to build your own professional or business success step by step. |
Train to be at your personal best and to take full advantage of opportunities to compete and win. |
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