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Re:Ask HN: What does your company do to keep you motivated o... by edw519 on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @12:55PM (#13533204) 

  free Thanksgiving lunch (where we have to listen to executives talk)
  free Christmas lunch (where we have to listen to executives talk)
  free Years of Service Lunch (where we have to listen to executives talk)
  free Company Picnic (where we have to listen to executives talk)
  free ice cream at I.T. All Hands Meetings (where we have to listen to the VP of I.T. talk)
  free "Skip Over Your Boss" lunches with VP of I.T. where he gives the same answer to any question asked
  free "Start, Stop, Continue" lunches with VP of I.T. where no suggestions are implemented
  free "Value Stream Mapping" lunches where we plan big processes that will never be implemented
  free "Operational Excellence" lunches where we plan little processes that will never be implemented
  free breakfast at every layoff (where the VP of I.T. tries to explain why he laid off the best programmers)
  free breakfast where Big 5 consultants explain what they will try to implement that can't possibly work
  free week at Caribbean resort (but for executives only)
Oh wait, I don't work there anymore. Never mind.
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Re:Ask HN: What does your company do to keep you motivated o... by silentcylon on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @01:35PM (#13533662)
Sounds like you made the right decision. Also sounds like they didnt treat you like adults or People for that matter, just employees that are nothing more than employees.
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Re:Ask HN: What does your company do to keep you motivated o... by brokenmachine on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @10:17PM (#13537902)
The worst part is I bet they did all the "we are family" and "this is our vision" stuff at those management snoozefests.

The thing I really hate is all the meaningless catchphrases. My SO did an interview for a job paying less than market rate because of the "perks" mentioned in the ad, which they could list none of at the interview.

They also espoused "work-life balance", while simultaneously expecting her to do unpaid overtime at their whim.

She did not apply, and the job is still advertised, now two years later.

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