Exactly the same as in the office....the problem here is not being away from the office. It's management treating people like children and not setting up a proper reward system to show workers that what they produce has value.
Uhm? I thought my salary was my reward for doing my job. Am I supposed to expect something else than that?
And in my world, it seems rather childish to only do what you should if you are promised a treat afterwards. (And I certainly expect more of my own children.)
It's obviously part of it. But I just meant that a lot of people like to see the results and value they produce. Game developers like to see people enjoying their game, and people like to see their product making people happy. I don't mean getting candies. Personally I have a job writing, and honestly my biggest motivations aside from the money is seeing people comment and learn from what I write.
If there was a job which payed 80K per year but all it involved was putting together boxes and then taking them apart for no reason at all all day, I bet very few people would actually stay there for very long.
Different people have different reward preferences. Salary is compensation, yes, but some people are motivated by other things -- public or private recognition, title bump, awards, extra benefits, etc.
Our salary is what we require to actually survive in this world.
Most people have psychological needs related to their work. (Maybe you're not one of them. I'm not trying to assume here.)
It's not "childish" to feel a need for validation, for respect, for actually feeling like the work you do has value and is valued, or like you are valued as a person.
