Why do I even bother???

I wonder why on earth I bother to follow the rules at my job. What incentive is there? It's not like I get paid more for being a "rule follower"...and it's not like I am going to get fired for not being a "rule follower" either. I have co-workers who arrive late and leave early...I see no consequences being handed out for that. I wish I was somehow wired differently so it wouldn't phase me to break the rules like that.

I also wonder why I volunteer for anything at my job. I see co-workers having ZERO extra duties...no committees, no activity sponsorships...NOTHING. Yet I keep signing myself up for all these stupid committees, sponsoring three organizations, keeping the scorebook/clock at games, and so on. Of course I wouldn't want to work with these co-workers on a committee...either they say stupid things or do stupid things...or are just plain don't do anything. I feel like I am being punished for doing my job and trying to do it well. I have told colleagues this statement many times: Start sucking at things...then they don't ask you to do things anymore... Maybe that should become my new personal slogan...

And...when I am gone from school, I go to much effort to leave details plans for the substitute--making sure that I leave enough work to keep the students busy. Then I come back to a pile of paperwork to sift through. I just LOVE to hear the announcement that "Ms. So-and-So's classes should report to library with study materials today." I know that some areas cannot really leave anything for the sub...either because the sub probably has no background in the material (like me trying to teach Physics...now that's a joke!) or for safety/security reasons. However...come on...can't you at least leave them SOMETHING that is related to the curriculum...you can't tell me that you can't find a video or something...a magazine article for them to read?!?!? It all makes me want to kick myself in the shin...and makes me wonder why I even bother sometimes...

And don't even get me started on selfish co-workers who think the world revolves around them...got plenty of those too!

(Can you tell that I am having a "My job drives me crazy" day?!?!? I should probably just be thankful that I even have a job and a paycheck...hopefully that gratefulness will resurface tomorrow...)

I don't mean to dog on all my co-workers. Many of them approach their jobs with dedication and a purpose...being on committees, volunteering for things, sponsoring extra-curricular clubs/organizations/teams. Like usual, it's a small few who ruin it...