Serious question. How are fellow employees staying motivated after low to zero expected rewards?
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@jh sit and spin you bitter troll
Feeling super low and unmotivated
I try to find the good in it. If I get to a place of doing worst and working less or not caring I’ll know that’s not my character and it’s time for me to go. Don’t stay too long. You’re replaceable but your happiness and self worth isnt.
I started giving 50 percent less effort and now i'm 50 percent less angry
Give them what they give you. Plenty of people make careers of not doing much
Stop paying all your bills and mortgage as if you are laid off and cannot find a job. Start buying groceries as if you have no money...
In 3 weeks, you will be very motivated....
Staying motivated by taking all my time off since this place became a nightmare. I hope all great talent leaves their as--s on the floor scrambling. So sick of these so called leaders. Lunatics manipulated by a sick and twisted witch.
Get used to shifting jobs every 5 years to get a meaningful pay bump. Be that internal or external. You can’t rely on merit or promos any longer. USB isn’t unique here either….
For me, I’m not here to be rewarded by my boss who is very transactional. I would be sad if I tried to change that because I cannot. I can count on my salary until I might be laid off. I find the best reward is doing a good job for my team and partners. They are the best thing about the job for me, I’m really impressed by them. Not sure if that helps but I hope so.
@ac this is exactly how I keep motivated. I tell my boss what they want to hear and move on with my day doing the bare minimum. My peers, co-workers and stakeholders are all in the same shoes so everyone “gets it”. I never tied to identity to this or any job because well, that would just be plain stupid.
It’s getting hard to care anymore when leaders don’t. The company’s culture has been poisoned. I have to make peace with its not worth stressing myself out to meet their expectations. They’re going to do what they want to anyways no matter how hard I work. It is what it is at this point.
Apply for other jobs and focus on things outside of work that make you happy. Do not make this job your identity (or any job). Also, don’t let your coworkers know how you feel. Let them think you are busy, engaged, and content. When you leave, don’t tell them where you are going either.
I consider it a game. Each day, I recall how little work I did during the prior work day, and strive to accomplish even less.
Sometimes I'm successful and other times, despite my best efforts, I'm not but the challenge helps while away the dreary hours until quitting time.
I consider it a game. Each day, I recall how little work I accomplished the prior work day, and do my best to accomplish even less.
Sometimes I'm successful and other times not, but it helps me while away the dreary hours until quitting time.