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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Pylon, the problem is that the mom and pop type shops with employers like Vic don't exist anymore.
Why would I want to put in an extra second, minute, hour or whatever for an employer who is a giant faceless corp and doesn't give two hoots about me?
The only motivation is promotion. There is no such thing as loyalty anymore.
Maybe I'm being a little black and white but generally I think this is true.
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I think that is true. Most people will only do enough not to get fired. I worked for a large multi-national corporation when I first got out of school. At the time I wanted to make a good impression so I worked my ass off and did everything to the best of my ability. Not only that, I wanted to be the best at what I did in the entire company.
What did I get for that? They moved our production to Europe and I got a nice severance. I realized that day that you need to look out for yourself. Anyone that works for a large company knows that they are just a number. If things are going tough for the company you could be let go in a heart beat. Why bust your ass for that?
Currently I work in sales, so I need to work hard to feed my family since I only get paid commission. So that is a different type of motivation.