Don't answer the question, ask them for specific examples on why they think you are being unmotovated or unfriendly, don't be aggressive, just pretend you simply don't understand. They'll tell you some bullshit and you can tell it's a misunderstanding. Keep a polite and friendly tone.
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It's like the Krabby O'Mondays episode of Spongebob.
They essentially want you to be happy about your exploitation, or pretend to be happy.
Negativity is bad for business and if enough workers start seeing/saying the truth, they might fight back against their abusers.
It's a major reason why I'd sooner go postal than work with the average chucklefucks in the West.
So you can likely earn in another role. The key is to make them believe that you chose to be here, rather than anywhere else. And that may involve lying because management don't want to hear it's because of your short commute and relatively easy workload. But, maybe you are there because you think that they are doing good work in whatever field? Maybe they do offer you great experience for your career. Maybe you do have a great team?
And maybe you don't. In which case it is platitudes time, tell them what they want to hear and volunteer for things more. But also, maybe time to get that CV brushed up too?
Ask for specific examples of where you failed to deliver work as per your contract.
Executives act like little kids. They want what they want and they want it now. And they want it for free. Stratagies that can help:
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Ask them to prioritize.
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You delegate more if there is a work load problem.
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Remind them of the work you are doing and have done recently.
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Ask for feedback. What your doing well as well as how you can improve. Be open to continuous improvement.
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Under promise and over deliver.
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Understand business needs and consequences and modulate how much you work depending on real business need. Be willing to go the extra mile sometimes, but pick and choose.
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Know what you will and will not do and understand the consequences.
Its so rediculous that they try and pretend people don't work for a paycheck. You do one thing over another for reasons outside a paycheck but when your working somewhere its for the check.
Tell them you're autistic and you find the accusations offensive
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