Work Ethic

Am I the only one that still has one? It seems to be the case lately. How hard is it to show up to work at the time when you are supposed to show up to work. And the really hard part...stay awake for the majority of your shift. This seems like one of those basic "tieing of shoes" type thing, its simple to learn and once you learn you never forget how, but maybe I'm the one that's got it wrong!
Is it a necessity of women to bitch, backstab, and bicker at every opportunity... why can't they come into work... say "hello" and leave. This is what I do everyday. I don't particualary care what is going on in their lives and I certainly don't want them involved in mine. Furthermore why does my non-commital grunt seem to encourage them to tell me more about what the other female did that was so horrible.
maybe this should have been 2 seperate post... but whatever I'm lazy... an tired.