Comments on: Why arent you happy at work, and what companies should do to fix it http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/ Coffee Sessions for the Industry! Sat, 12 May 2012 08:39:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: mansoor http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10956 mansoor Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:45:17 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10956 dms: thanks for your input! its definitely these things we were looking for! you've put them very concisely in one place. dms: thanks for your input! its definitely these things we were looking for! you’ve put them very concisely in one place.

]]> By: Unknown http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10948 Unknown Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:42:50 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10948 hi DMX, I agree with your all motivation points. hi DMX,
I agree with your all motivation points.

]]> By: DMX http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10946 DMX Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:29:37 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10946 I work in a good tech company, but routine work and status quo severely demotivates. What motivates me is: - innovative work - culture open to improvements - be kept in loop about project I am working on - ability to see broader picture - great company vision - ability to learn from others - high performance team members - highly competent team leads/architects - startup culture - keeping things funny and in light in day to day grind I am lucky to not run in to any politics in my career span of 7 years. I have in interview today, lets see if they can kill my career boredom. I work in a good tech company, but routine work and status quo severely demotivates.

What motivates me is:
- innovative work
- culture open to improvements
- be kept in loop about project I am working on
- ability to see broader picture
- great company vision
- ability to learn from others
- high performance team members
- highly competent team leads/architects
- startup culture
- keeping things funny and in light in day to day grind

I am lucky to not run in to any politics in my career span of 7 years. I have in interview today, lets see if they can kill my career boredom.

]]> By: Unknown http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10934 Unknown Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:08:44 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10934 Asslam O Alikum! This is a very important topic. I like to share my experience that I have till know (experience of 2 years), I started my career with a small company and I love my work but my team leader was not good in leading team and not know how to deal with people. Anyhow, I switched my job after some big clashes with team lead but still I am missing my work. Reason is, till now I do not get any quality of work after switch. Quality of work is more descent word and its mean, I am Software Engineer, but in my current job I am doing testing work, documentation work, facing attitude problem etc. Even I talk with manager to fix these issues but... Office politics is one of the issue in my current job. I have one question now, How can I stay with M-o-t-i-v-a-t-i-o-n in IT Industry?? What I do, even my performance is excellent according to my manager?? either switch company again??? Asslam O Alikum!

This is a very important topic. I like to share my experience that I have till know (experience of 2 years), I started my career with a small company and I love my work but my team leader was not good in leading team and not know how to deal with people. Anyhow, I switched my job after some big clashes with team lead but still I am missing my work. Reason is, till now I do not get any quality of work after switch. Quality of work is more descent word and its mean, I am Software Engineer, but in my current job I am doing testing work, documentation work, facing attitude problem etc. Even I talk with manager to fix these issues but… Office politics is one of the issue in my current job.

I have one question now,

How can I stay with M-o-t-i-v-a-t-i-o-n in IT Industry?? What I do, even my performance is excellent according to my manager?? either switch company again???

]]> By: Meraj Khattak http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10789 Meraj Khattak Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:46:27 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10789 @Mansoor: A very good article. @Osama: I liked your reply to ob about explaining web 2.0. @Mansoor: A very good article.

@Osama: I liked your reply to ob about explaining web 2.0.

]]> By: mansoor http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10780 mansoor Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:34:00 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10780 asif: Thanks! its comments like these which keep me writing. awahid: now that is definitely the way to go! i can't imagine you leaving the company without any good reason to anytime soon. asif: Thanks! its comments like these which keep me writing.

awahid: now that is definitely the way to go! i can’t imagine you leaving the company without any good reason to anytime soon.

]]> By: awahid http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10779 awahid Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:57:52 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10779 I like the way Osama addressed the problems. @Everybody: you all are right yesterday our company had a hiking trip. On the way One of my colleague asked my comments about the company and I said "I like to call it a family rather than a company". If the company cares about you ... you care about the company. Make your employee feel like the part of the family. I like the way Osama addressed the problems.

@Everybody: you all are right

yesterday our company had a hiking trip. On the way One of my colleague asked my comments about the company and I said “I like to call it a family rather than a company”.

If the company cares about you … you care about the company.

Make your employee feel like the part of the family.

]]> By: Asif Akhtar Nizami http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10778 Asif Akhtar Nizami Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:39:03 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10778 Mansoor, Very well written article. I've become your fan! :-) Mansoor,

Very well written article. I’ve become your fan! :-)

]]> By: Osama A. http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10749 Osama A. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:56:32 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10749 Ob: that indicates a potential problem in your business - "web 2.0" isnt a product, nor a service. If you arent able to explain your service and who it affects simply and succinctly then maybe you're focusing too much on the technology rather than the solution Ob: that indicates a potential problem in your business – “web 2.0″ isnt a product, nor a service. If you arent able to explain your service and who it affects simply and succinctly then maybe you’re focusing too much on the technology rather than the solution

]]> By: ob http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-10748 ob Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:40:56 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/04/23/whats-your-motivation/#comment-10748 Osama: I currently have a hard time explaining to my parents what am I exactly building.. the whole web2.0 concept is just weird for them.. mansoor: yes that is part of ones office life.. its an art that needs to be learned quickly... Osama: I currently have a hard time explaining to my parents what am I exactly building.. the whole web2.0 concept is just weird for them..

mansoor: yes that is part of ones office life.. its an art that needs to be learned quickly…

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