You're a slave to money...then you die.

It is true that we have all heard the expression “time is money.” Nealon and Giroux help us get a deeper understanding on what this simple expression means. For many people in the world today, time is money. We have a certain day of the week when we receive our bills and weeks later we have to kiss away our precious earnings. For the most part, time seems to never be on our side. I remember this line from a song that basically sums up our lives and it goes like this, “You’re a slave to money than you die.” When we finish up our college days and enter into the last free days of our lives, we begin to accept this expression. Whether it is finishing up a film last minute or having to build a presentation with only hours to spare, it all comes down to time. Nealon and Giroux bring up an amazing point talking about how some people have time on their side and how others are struggling everyday to catch the train or bus to get to their locations, whether it be school or work. After reading this specific example, I begin to recall why my Friday mornings are hell. In order to make it to my 9:00 (a.m.) class I have to be awake by 5:30 am leave my house no later than 6:45. Even if I leave at 6:46 my day has already gone to hell. And of course the only reason why I force myself up at the crack of dawn is because I put down thousands of dollars for this class. In a way, my money has taken over.

This all relates to the business world and how every second is a dollar spent or earned. It is not just the business owners that fight over this, but also the employees. It is an ongoing battle between these two sides that will probably never end. And most of us have been through it whether we have to work on a holiday and automatically demand time in a half. Or we are stuck working overtime and demand extra pay for it. As an employee we demand to be paid the correct amount of money while we are clocked in. If not, basically it turns into an even larger battle between the owners and the employees. I’ve been through this many time at one of my jobs and spent many hours on the phone talking to payroll trying to have them fix my check. When I finally had everything straightened out I decided not to come in the next few days and ended up quitting.

But what exactly does all of this have to do with the expression “time is money.” Well to a business every second counts. They want more money and they will do anything to get it. Same as the employee, we want to be paid for our services and we will do anything to get it.