How to motivate yourself to work when there is a layoff happening every 6 months?
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You get a paycheck. Do your job or get the eff out. You and others like you are common crooks. Not even a little bit better. No IC is paid for their philosophical BS even though a huge number are hired for the boxes they check. Even then, do your job or leave deadbeats. There are those that do like their jobs and want to be at cisco and what the company needs(outside of a fill ELT replacement), not a bunch of whining, over rated, self absorbed smag. Seriously. If we had to stack rank I could easily identify at least 10% that cisco can do without.
If it is true motivation you seek:
Matt Foley is a great motivational speaker. He can help.
After LR, just move into a van. Down by the river.
This is an existential problem for Cisco. People demotivated by persistent LRs and BS, almost zero career progression, limited raises and bonus and so they do the minimum possible and who can blame them. This is not the way to build a world beating business.
Move to a lost cost of living state and leave the rat race.
- work like a rat to get Grade 8
- work like a rat to get Grade 10
... next thing you are a rat
Just pretend that you are busy, do as little as you can and spend your time to update your resume and look for work elsewhere.
Cost of American Health Insurance will kick up your motivation very much !
Get off the couch, stop eating French fries and exercise.
Use this time to update your Cisco Certifications - CCIE or DevNet Expert.
You have to beat them at their own game. Instead of motivating yourself to work, focus on motivating yourself to create the PERCEPTION that you are focused on work. Use your real attention to upskill, work another job, side hustle, or whack off all day.
Attend those stupid all hands to hear Fran and JP and rest ramble out imaginary sh-t