I am sure that most of my colleagues could put in much more effort, however, their morale is low. Those who used to give 120% of themselves, now barely do the minimum and it is noticeable.
Purely out of curiosity, I would like to know when you stopped making efforts, what specifically demotivated you to such an extent?
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“Just be thankful you still work here” or something like that, was just what I needed to hear. I just complete the work that I need to do or whatever is important at the time. I don’t volunteer for any additional work items, because it will just end up being my problem and there is no incentive.
I know some of my coworkers are paid more than I am and do less work and or whatever. If it is urgent and needs to be done immediately then hire more people, but that’s not going to happen so it isn’t going to get done.
Who cares Just get the Money and show yourself as very busy while doing the bare minimum. Where I live, most jobs are paid way kess then AIg, so even with all the defects of this toxic company I dont care. Also my unit is a quite place to live so it's ok for now
When my ‘boss’ started regularly saying you have to do more with less. All whilst he started taking extra leave and making me do the work but then had to brief him on what I had done so he could present it to upper management.
When PZ took over from BD, when we all know that he is a nepo baby (BD is PZ’s godfather).
When PZ was given an extra 50m on top of his vast annual earnings to stay another 5 years, and an email went out to everyone implying we should be grateful.
Effort does not matter. Coffee catches matter, gossip, nepotism matters. Promises not kept.
When my boss, and my boss' replacement were severed. I knew that I was next, and I was right! Before that happened, I was consistently (for 20 years) rated a 1 on yearly reviews. My boss would routinely send me "urgent" emails with projects during the weekend (including Sunday), which I would have completed by Monday's deadline.
Once you realize individual work ethic is irrelevant, pay for performance is a joke, the sti process is a rigged system and career advancement is non-existent. At that point you have a choice. If I stay it makes no difference if I work hard or do less. Option two, leave for a less corrupt organization. Most people choose the path of least resistance which is stay and just do very little.
This group of execs created this mess by treating their employees as an expendable expenses rather than attempting to retain talent. Now they can live with an unmotivated work force that has no loyalty to the company. AIG has become a paycheck to the vast majority, at least at the field level, not a career. No amount of extra holidays or feel good stories of corporate giving are going to change that perception.
If AIG had protected its employees like it protects its execs and stakeholders, things could be very different. AIG chose to sell out its employees for executive gain so now AIG's employees are returning the favor.
Layoff after layoff you stop bothering too much, they don't care about you why you should care about them. No stress, no expetations, and no need to change job if you can work the minimum
The consistent looming threat of layoffs was used as justification as well as the constant management and organizational changes several levels above and the need for incoming managers to have their underlings “prove” their worth over and over and over again to the new senior level middle management without a raise or promotion…
When it became apparent that AIG is nothing more than a retirement fund for minor league CEOs that sacrifice good employees for stock options and short term stock gains.
A company that will pay a 70 year old CEO hundreds of millions of dollars so he can use the company assets as a slush fund for his retirement home in Bermuda.
A company that will invest billions and billions of dollars to buy back stock every quarter, but nickle and dime their employees with 2% cost of living increases.
A company that sells their employees like cattle to the highest third party vendor.
That is when I checked out and I have to say it's not so bad since I went part time.