[2] In ancient Greece, work was seen as a burden, and their term for it, "ponos," shared its root with the Latin word "poena," signifying sorrow.
The Bible in Genesis 3:19 reflects this, stating that due to their transgression, "By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground."
Proponents of a strong work ethic consider it to be important for achieving goals, that it gives strength to their orientation and the right mindset.
[5] A good work ethic fuels an individual's needs and goals, it is related to the initiative by a person for the objectives.
They were followed by Calvinists who believed in predestination and had faith that they were chosen or had the call from God to fulfill their duty in the world.
To both of them, accumulation of wealth was an indicator of working to their fullest capacity as a response to the call and assurance for receiving salvation.
[11] Franklin believes that valuing time and money is linked to seeing hard work and thriftiness as crucial qualities.
It is recorded that, at the Ford Company, a worker named John Gallo was dismissed for, "...laughing with the other fellows, and slowing down the assembly line...".
[16] Experimental studies have shown that people with fair work ethic are able to tolerate tedious jobs with equitable monetary rewards and benefits, are highly critical, and have a tendency for workaholism and a negative relation with leisure activity concepts.
The object and indeed the effect of this revolution has been to make rapidly increasing savings in labour, in the industrial, administrative and service sectors.
[19] The recession is a contributing factor that holds back work ethic, because the generation that inherits economic decline lives in an economy that is not ready to receive them.
Further, urbanization and an emphasis on large-scale businesses has led to eliminating avenues for learning vital concepts about work.