Entitlement In The Workplace

Growing up as a child, I was born with a natural drive to compete and to be involved in extracurricular activities. Coming from a family that strives for greatness in the sport and the livestock industry, my natural competitive instincts kicked in during my toddler years. Watching my brother from the stands competing in the sport of wrestling, I desired and longed to be involved in competitive activities. Along with athletics, my family was active in the show ring, competing at the national level in livestock and equestrian shows. While watching Clay, my older brother, compete in these competitive activities, the sparks to a fire burned in my veins. When I finally reached the proper age and maturity level, I began competing in wrestling tournaments and horsemanship shows. At such a young age, the desire to win still persisted throughout my body. When I competed in anything, I wanted to receive exemplary honors, not second. With that being said, majority of my time spent as a child was spent in practice rooms, striving to become the best in everything that
Entitlement is measured as the general sense of deservedness. On the contrary,o to Forbes Magazine, Brummel inquires that while entitlement does make people less likely to be involved in society, entitlement does not consistently predict a lack of general organizational effectiveness (Brummel 152). Ironically in Brummel's article, supervisors have indeed noticed a lack of engagement among entitled workers; however, these supervisors did not rate these workers as significantly poorer performers (Brummel 152). Personally, I find a large amount of irony revolving around these statements. In the real world, while entitled workers are less engaged with their coworkers, they still perform at the peer level. Teamwork is extremely important in order to properly run an effective and established