by Lee Abby

Created on: October 23, 2008   Last Updated: November 13, 2011

Finished. Meaning : Having no more use, value or potential. Washed up. To come to an end, bring to completion.

Whatever way you slice it, I don't care who you are, you know when you are finished at a job.

Your alarm clock "snooze" button is practically falling off due to abuse. Your Sunday nights become the time you try and concoct a an iron clad plan to skip Monday at work altogether. Returning home from work, all you want to do is sit and think. By thinking - I mean pouting.

Next thing you know, your friends are avoiding work related conversations in hopes to dispel your negative impact on the group. Whether or not they tell you that you are insufferable, rest assured - you are. Who in their right mind would hang on the edge of their seat to listen how yet again, your employers let you down monumentally.

I've met many people who derive some sick pleasure of being paraded around drama in their workplace. These people must have their own planet where defining yourself by the job you do - is acceptable. Somehow these people were transported to our planet to mess with those of us who actually value the merit of being in a job you like.

I have been in the Food and Beverage sector of the Hospitality industry for almost 18 years. I have worked at some of the most coveted resorts in Canadian allure, and have ran my own successful bar and grill, as well as supervising many others. Sounds fabulous and all...but I knew the MOMENT I was finished.

My relationship was going down the tubes, my weight had dropped and my alcohol intake increased. There was drama around me from every possible angle, and my head spun with constant thoughts of missing something in my life. I will spare you the details of my exit strategy - as Im sure Karma has yet to show up as a result.

I didn't care. Catering to people so unappreciative of my efforts was just so pointless. The higher up I went, the clientele shifted - and the guests were unaware of my presence, let alone my personality. There is something to be said, for looking around at those you are surrounded by in your workplace, and decide how they make you feel about yourself.

It isn't a hard task per say - but many people avoid the question all together from fearing the answer. A person should work to live, not vice versa. Tragically, we spend more time at work than we do at home - so it is essential to feel you genuinely have a service to provide.

If those that you are surrounded by fail to inspire productivity and always invoke an

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