Hey guys, so as some of you may know already I plan on going to college and getting a job in the computer science field. But I have a question so a guy who worked for a oil company told me that you should have very strong work ethic as in a lot a ways better than intelligence, so what I'm trying to say here are people who are highly intelligent generally lazy and it is better to have good work ethic and a little intelligence, because right now I'm confused on the whole concept of intelligence and work ethic and wether or not you can have both high intelligence and strong work ethic.

Edited September 23, 201411 yr by Chester199

Don’t think. Simply obey.

I'm confused on the whole concept of intelligence and work ethic and wether or not you can have both high intelligence and strong work ethic.

Well simply put, yes. The two are not related in any way and I find it strange that someone can be under the impression that they're mutually exclusive. Intelligence refers simply to how much someone knows or is capable of learning, while work ethic is a reference to how hard someone is willing to work. Someone can be entirely dense but work hard all day long, smart and hardly work, or smart and hard working. It depends entirely on the individual in question. The best thing is to try and learn as much as you can and work as hard as you can.

a guy who worked for a oil company told me that you should have very strong work ethic as in a lot a ways better than intelligence

That's a fancy way of him trying to tell you that he managed to be successful in life despite being an idiot. Ask any Wall Street financial banker, corporate CEO or indeed; president of an oil company (such as BP). You can somehow get away with losing all of our money, or bankrupting one of the worlds largest car manufacturers or creating one of the worst oil spills in human history if you work really, really hard. But I'd still call you a prick for it. I prefer companies that might make less money, but don't f*ck up as often like Google or IBM.

"Work smart, not hard"; as the saying goes.

The problem with technical jobs is that people simply can't see our brains working overtime. That being said though, I can guarantee you a computer programmer stressing about algorithms had an equally hard day as the hunch backed fat guy who pushes pallets around the warehouse behind your local grocery store. They both earned their pay check. Just the first one's pay check is much higher, lives in a nicer house, is better educated and less worn visibly. You'd be earning an honest living. Don't let someone who was born before the age of home computers tell you why technology and efficiency isn't everything.

Edited September 24, 201411 yr by unr3al

Well both are driven by the will of a person. If you truly want a computer science job and education then your intelligence is high and chances are, your work ethic is high.

On the other had, if you stick me in a cubicle as an accountant, I can guarantee my work ethic is shit, regardless of education.

They're both driven by YOU. it's what makes us uniquely human.

"If you enjoy what you do, you've never worked a day in your life." A lot of truth to that. If you want something bad enough, education will come eventually, as well as work ethic.

Hardly working, every day :) I do take pride on my job, but sometimes there's just too much to do, you kind of forget about the quality. Working smart is something I try to do every day to make it easier for future me.