At work, I’m just answering emails or handling incident requests or attending online meetings.

Outside work, nothing really. Mostly I fiddle with my guitar or ruminate about the next day.

Stop doing things if others don't value them. It's good for you and the company!

Do things that people can appreciate and thank you over video and voice. Someone wants help? Jump on video chat, help them, feel their genuine appreciation in real time, feel good about yourself.

Go to fewer meetings. Things won't fall apart, I promise.

Attending meetings is valued here. Otherwise you risk being seen as disrespectful to the manager that invited you as a non-optional attendee.

But you may be on to something. The situation is pretty chaotic and I honestly don’t feel like I can help anyone, which is demotivating to me.

The organization has become too bureaucratic too political and I am not in the position to make changes, even if I knew what to change in these circumstances.