What Is My Work Ethic

I grew up in a family that struggled financially; I knew what it was like to constantly worry about money and sacrifice things that were wanted and needed. I believe that is where my work ethic came from. Working hard to help my family and then eventually that lead to working very hard so I would never have to experience those feelings again. Although growing up my family struggle financially, to the outside world no one would have ever guessed. I remember when I was around age of thirteen my friend came over to my house and said in front of my parents “Wow your house is nice, you must be rich”. Just because I lived in a decent house in a development, she assumed that. I learned to understand why she thought this way when I went to her house. …show more content…
Her mother was single mother of five, raising my friend and her siblings by herself. I think that was the point of my life that I realized there was a separation between her and I. She was expected to assist with raising her siblings while I only babysat my siblings. I was expected to do well in school so I could eventually go to college, her family wanted her to succeed in school too, but there was not nearly as much pressure as I had. Also, I think growing up in the school environment that I did shaped my thoughts on my own social class. I always felt the pressure to have the same clothes and items that my friends did. I remember I felt so embarrassed to not have a cell-phone when most of everyone in my class did my sophomore year of high