And they have demotivated people who like to feel that they are working for the public good.

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Phase 7: Burnout: You are profoundly demotivated and feel worn out when you get up on weekday mornings.

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Without the need to work, wealthy people's children can become demotivated and purposeless.

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You stick an A player with a B or C player and they become totally demotivated and start looking to leave.

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This is thought to be because behaviour of both pupils and teachers can be affected and that such children might get fewer opportunities and be demotivated.

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But "instead of discussion about how to enhance people's performance, the reviews caused disruptions, anxiety and demotivated team members and managers, " says Joris Luijke, the company's vice president of talent.

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If an entrepreneur wants to sell 40% of her business but the market dictates she needs to sell control to raise the capital she needs, she may be demotivated, and it may be an investment worth walking away from.

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The Rails tutorial demotivated me.

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