流利说商务英语Level5Unit1Part3NegativeFactorsWhenemployeesworklonghoursandhavenotimetorelax,theymaylosemorale.Butlowmoralemaybecausedbyotherfactorsthanstress.Herearesomereasonswhyemployeesmaybecomeunmotivatedatwork.FeelingundervaluedIfsomeonefeelsundervalued,theyfeelthattheyarenotvaluedbyothers.Whenanemployeehasworkedhard,butthinksthattheireffortshavebeenignored,theymayfeelundervalued.Itcanbedifficulttomotivateemployeeswhofeelthattheworktheydodoesn'tmatter.ConflictingvaluesValuesareideasthatpeoplebelieveareimportant,suchashonesty.Whenemployeevaluesarenotthesameastheircompaniesorjobsconflictcanoccur.Ifsomeonevalueshonesty,theymayfeeluncomfortableiftheyneedtoexaggeratethetruth.TaskambiguityTaskambiguityreferstoalackofunderstandingabouthowyourjobshouldbedone.Ifamanageroftengivesherteamincompletedirections,itwilllikelyleadtoambiguity.Unlesstheyknowwhat'sexpectedofthem,employeesmayfeelthattheycan'tdotheirjobswell.LackofcareerpathCareerpathreferstoopportunitiesforadvancementwithinancompany.Newskillsandresponsibilitiescanencourageemployeestostaymotivated.Ifemployeesaren'tgivenachancetoadvanceintheirjobs,theywillgettiredofdoingthesameworkeveryday.Ifanemployeehasbeengivenincompletedirectionsabouthowtodosomething,theywon'tknowwhat'sexpectedofthem.