

Not all positions require outstanding motivation. If you are a project manager, sure a motivated one will probably outperform someone there just for the money that doesn’t give a shit. A technician on an assembly line? It doesn’t matter, you are there to operate a machine and motivation will not make you (sustantially) more productive, incentives on the other hand will (benefits, salary, less stressful working condition…)
“No, we can’t do anything to Russia, even if they are attacking our infrastructure and provoking a military response, that could be seen as an escalation!”
Meanwhile, Russia escalating infrastructure attacks and military provocations.