| The Futurist magazine reported that "55% of the | | | | spend with your loved ones? |
| top executives interviewed in the United States, | | | | If you are working hard for very little (not |
| say that erosion of the work ethic will have a | | | | necessarily from a monetary perspective), and |
| major negative effect on corporate performance | | | | have an entrepreneurial mindset, then perhaps |
| in the future." The magazine further went on to | | | | you would consider self-employment. I'm not |
| state that "a number of factors may cause such | | | | talking about a traditional brick and mortar style |
| a decline, including children who "watched their | | | | business though. In this day and age, traditional |
| parents remain loyal to their employers, only to | | | | business models are failing people. There are |
| be downsized out of work." | | | | crippling overheads and hassles such as unreliable |
| This has contributed to many of the | | | | employees, insurance, security risks and so on |
| post-baby-boom generation viewing work as "a | | | | involved in traditional business. Investment is |
| means to their ends; money, fun and leisure." The | | | | usually on a large scale and profit is small. Actually |
| article stated that for this reason, "job security | | | | reaping the benefits of profit may take a few |
| and high pay are not the motivators they once | | | | years if you're fortunate. If you are tired of |
| were." A couple of current symptoms of the | | | | commuting and all the costs involved in using |
| vanishing work ethic include increasing sluggishness | | | | transport on a regular basis, not to mention the |
| and abuse of sick leave among workers. | | | | environmental factors, then you may wish to |
| Do you feel sickened at the thought of going into | | | | work from home. |
| your job everyday? Do you feel like the daily | | | | These days the Internet has taken households by |
| commute is wearing you down? Are you burned | | | | storm! Online business appears to be the new age |
| out by gruelling hours and no overtime pay? An | | | | way to do business! It affords us the opportunity |
| increasing number of individuals in the work place | | | | to be home based, from anywhere worldwide! |
| are beginning to feel the same way. The vast | | | | Nowadays the Internet connects us with |
| majority of the employed population are weary | | | | like-minded individuals on a global scale, thereby |
| and increasingly concerned about their job | | | | making the world an increasingly smaller place. |
| security. Are you a hard worker in a corporate | | | | Imagine choosing who you do business with on a |
| organisation that fails to acknowledge your diligent | | | | global scale! Imagine having the choice to live |
| efforts? Are your personal relationships suffering | | | | anywhere you fancy in the world! |
| as a result of never having enough quality time to | | | | |