If there's one lesson that's been ingrained in our heads, it's the idea that if you work long enough at something, and hard enough, eventually you'll be able to raise yourself up and make an amazing life of your own. Sure, it might take a little bit of luck, and sometimes things don't go exactly as we planned, but if you have the work ethic, you'll always be able to "make it" somehow.
But these days, it seems as if our society has classified a few jobs as "worthless." For some reason, there are specific jobs that are looked down upon, even if the people working them are hard workers and good people — there are a few jobs that many people deem as less meaningful to the world.
Jobs like being a garbageman, even though without them our streets would fill up with filth. Custodians who keep our schools and hospitals safe and clean, and fast-food employees who deserve to hear "thank you" when they hand us our food when we're hungry.
Mike Waite, a man from Edinburgh, is a proud employee of his local McDonald's, and after a particularly rough night of being mocked by patrons, he decided he had to get something off of his chest. He wrote up a quick letter on his Facebook about what it means to work at the popular food chain, and in less than a week it went completely viral!
Please scroll down to read his incredible message!
Mike Waite considers himself a bit more than just a "fast-food worker." Even though he works 50 hours a week, he still finds time to better himself and learn new things.
Mike's motto seems to be "Don't Wish for It, Work for It!" He realizes that nothing in life is free, and in order to make it through life, he's going to have to work hard.
But when he was mocked at his own place of employment, the bullies didn't see that. They saw a failure with no future prospects. They had no idea he has bigger plans in store for his life.
But he had a response that instantly went viral.
Since he posted this incredible message on his Facebook, it's been liked by 53,000 people, and shared over 8,400 times; all from a simple status update he posted about his job.
And the response to his message has been a resounding success…
"YES I work at Mcdonalds and do it nearly 50 hours a week. Why? Not because I have no aspiration, motivation or intelligence… but for the opposite… because in a few months' time like a great number of people I work with I will be going back into higher education."
"I work with people I would aspire to be like, who have strengths in areas I wish I had, who have overcome situations I never could and who have the determination to not fade away on handouts but rather step up and work for their living."
Hopefully, Mike's amazing message will reach more people worldwide. If you work hard enough at something, you will eventually get what you've been dreaming for in life. Not everyone achieves huge success, but you should never judge someone for where they work, especially when they're working!
Please SHARE Mike's message if you respect anyone who works hard no matter what their job is!
