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What would you choose and why? "Work Hard" or "Work Smart"

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Question added by Faris Abu Hannood , Marketing Consultant , Twist Marketing Agency
Date Posted: 2017/05/26
Janice Erguiza
by Janice Erguiza , Food Attendant

Working hard is not a bad idea, but most of the time there are people who are taking you for granted so you have to work smart instead. Because if you work smart, you know your job well.

Rico Rey Jr Bulan
by Rico Rey Jr Bulan , Quality Control , Munah Food Stuff Factory

Both, but the choice between working hard and working smart depends entirely on the situation.

There is an image circulating in the internet relating to the two. It depicts a group of employees pushing their own solid block towards an unseen goal. One particular employee seems to be resourceful enough to slice the edges of the block into a sphere such that instead of just pushing laboriously, he easily rolled his load towards the goal.

Now here is an analysis of the situation: It was not stated in the image what the purpose of the blocks were. They were just what they were: blocks. Suppose that the actual goal was to stack these blocks to make a pyramid or to build a wall or a building. That "smart" employee who shaved off the edges of his block would surely have a hard time balancing his sphere on the top of the pyramid.

What if the goal was to be able to reach a certain height using all the blocks, with the sum total of the blocks just enough to reach that goal? The sphere would be very difficult to use in this case.

The employee who shaved his block has made his job easier, however, it created a huge dilemma for the overall job of the team. He may have worked smart to help himself, but it surely was useless for the entire team. The others may not have worked smart, but they worked hard by pushing their blocks until the goal.

Working smart is always good, but sometimes, working hard is also very important.

Arshad Bashir
by Arshad Bashir , Property Advisor Manager , Rajazunited

Work Smart because some times work hard means struggling at your job and you could easily become fed up

Violeta Aquino
by Violeta Aquino , Parts Sales Administrators / Telesales Executive , Al Habtoor Motors LLC

WORK HARD,because "WORK SMART "started being a hard worker. 

Deifallah Alsheikh
by Deifallah Alsheikh , program associate , UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)

work smart, where the quality, efficient and productivity is not dependent on how you spend of time to do it it depend on how  you do it .

Sumeet Jaiswal
by Sumeet Jaiswal , Administrative Manager , Expat US Tax

word hard - it make you strong from core level, its fruitful at the end...at starting its a problem, but it makes you eligible for dodging problems in future.

Work Smart is not a good idea, i have seen many they work smart by being a crying baby at the starting and gaining attention, but it harms in long run....at the end they end up working hard, when there is no time.......

Job need both if u don't have smart work u can't work hard. I will say both

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks 

It is depend on work itself, some jobs need hard work... but I would choose smart one to decrease the efforts and rise the performance 

jayesh avasia
by jayesh avasia , Resort Manager , Nal Safari Resorts

Work smart which is profitable to organisation where's hard work may not prove to be sp

ILLANGAMGE ROHANA PIYATILAKE
by ILLANGAMGE ROHANA PIYATILAKE , Psychological Counselor / Pranic Psychotherapist , SUMANKA FOUNDATION

Work Smart. Working hard gives only the quantity.

Nadjib RABAHI
by Nadjib RABAHI , Freelancer , My own account

You can not choose between the two. This will depend on:

  • Competences
  • Ability to work
  • The experience
  • Training
  • Education
  • Specialty
  • Age
  • Health
  • Physical resistance
  • The degree of intelligence
  • The educational level
  • Enthusiasm
  • Adaptability

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