I work for an extremely tiny internet and cable company. We service 27 small towns and have a total of 65 employees.
(For the sake of keeping my job, I'll keep the name and location of my company out of this.)
It's a good gig. I've been here a little over two years. I started out in a residential sales/billing office and am now part of their business sales team.
It's a good company. The pay could be a lot better, and we're constantly fighting (and honestly, slowing losing to) our competitors. But they genuinely care about their employees, and they seem to care about their customers.
But overall – I find myself just not caring anymore. I do the absolute bare minimum I need to do so I don't get fired. I spend most of my day just killing time. I'm actually at work right now.
There are countless stories of employees in my company doing less than I do – far, FAR less – and getting promoted.
I just don't have the motivation to push myself. I could make a relatively decent paycheck if I really tried, but if I do the absolute bare minimum, I still make enough to get by. It's not nearly enough. (Imagine a number. Now cut it in half. You're probably close to what I make.)
Is this a product of the times, or am I just a lazy piece of crap?