How do I motivate myself? - Democratic Underground

russian33

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Mon Jan-28-08 01:03 PM
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How do I motivate myself?

Seriously? IBM did their little thing...I just got my statement, of what my new salary will be, minus the 15% cut...and again, I was assured, if I work overtime, 10%, I won't see any difference in pay...and if I worked 20-30 hours a week overtime, I'll actually get more money (won't have a life, but whatever)...but how do I motivate myself to be productive and to care about this company now, since basically, 4-5 years of raises, just got wiped out?

And of course, to top it off, I was/am in the middle of applying for mortgage...curious, how this will impact that process.

Just had to vent.

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Warpy

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Mon Jan-28-08 01:07 PM
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1. An across the board wage cut so they could pay

back overtime to the part of the workforce they'd stiffed for years seems incredibly unfair.

I think it should have come out of their executive salaries and bonus packages.

I also think it might be time to look for another job.

To hell with 'em.

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Demeter

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Mon Jan-28-08 01:13 PM
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2. I Was Demotivated Long Before You: Damned If I Know!

Just too stubborn to die and give them the satisfaction, I guess. I live in the cracks, like a lot of the demotivated do. Hold on as long as you can, save every penny, and refuse to participate in the great Consumer Clipping that is our BushWorld economy.

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TalkingDog

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Mon Jan-28-08 04:34 PM
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3. Give yourself a deadline say, 4 months or 6 months....

Then work every bit of freakin' overtime you can humanly muster. Take every bit of money from them you can, sock it away, then quit.

Look for a job in the mean time if you can.

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russian33

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Mon Jan-28-08 05:43 PM
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4. hehe, we're thinking along the same lines

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