Professionalism

Past few months have been filled with so many events and so many happenings. So many things to be done and so little time to fill it up! But if there is one thing constant about the past few months, it would be experience.

1. For a start, professionalism is something that you should be expecting not only in professional jobs, but in everything that you do. Sadly, it is the one thing that you can no longer expect from mankind. Why I say this is because I've spoken to people who continue on doing their work without looking you in the eyes, and I find this extremely rude. And this is the simplest thing in carrying yourself professionally. You may be smart. You may be earning big buck, but hey you're plain rude.
2. You think you're too good for the job you have. A mistake that many people do. If you're not learning or you're not contributing to the brand you represent, I don't believe you should even take up the job in the first place. A job description is there to guide you, but it was never meant to be too rigid that you choose not to do certain things because it was not listed in your JD. If it requires the extra mile to complete the task, then do it for the brand you represent.
3. Power hunger. Many a times I see people making comments about others behind their backs with hopes that this would gain them points with their superior hence a faster promotion up the ladder.
4. Point 3 said, who you know trumps what you know in this world. So there are also incidents whereby one is favoured more than the other because of petty reasons eg he looks more good looking than you or he knows her sister who knows your father who is some big shot somewhere. You get what I mean. 
5. People don't love what they do. The main reason why someone can say nonsense like "you do it since you're paid more" - when in fact it is their job to do it.
6. The higher rank you are, the more you think you could do things your way. Even if it is the wrong way.
7. People don't ask. Instead of asking, they find ways to avoid doing the job completely. That is just beyond me. You will never ever learn how to do it then. Which brings me back to you shouldn't be taking up the job in the first place.
8. You do not want to be pushed outside your comfort zone. So I say pluck those apples, and unless you climb up the ladder and make shift something long to reach it, then why don't you just wait for someone to donate you a helicopter to get up that few steps higher than your head. Yet you ask for a pay much higher than the mountains.
9. You don't feel the need to fight for your brand and find solutions for people know your brand. 
10. You think your job is always more difficult than the rest of the world. That's exactly when you've just destroyed your life.

What I've pen down here are all my own personal thoughts based on my own personal experience :)