My motivation over the last few weeks has dipped to new lows in my career. I have found it difficult to get out of bed in the morning to go to work.
"Why?" I asked myself.
The answer. The work I have been doing adds little value. Even worse, most of the time I am sitting around with nothing to do whilst the management on the project decides what to do next.
For me the main motivation is doing something of value. Without that, my motivation drops. Salaries, bonuses etc. are all nice but they do not motivate on a day by day, hour by hour basis. Perhaps it is time to move on.
Posted by chrismatts at July 25, 2004 01:28 PMHave you thought about refreshing your programming skills? ;)
Posted by: Lasse at July 25, 2004 07:01 PMI notice this sometimes too ... I often look for different types of value that I can add, it is not always directly related to the system.
Sometimes it is as simple as providing a venting point for someone in the business, which helps them to do their job better but may not (at least initially) have much to do with the computer system. Sometimes it is recognising that the business value of the long-term system is worth the bureaucratic nightmare I am currently wading through actually does add value in the long-run.
And sometimes I even take up Lasse's suggestion and cut code for awhile ;-)
Posted by: Angela at July 26, 2004 09:57 AM