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Personally, I don't mind not being recognized so long as the money is good. I could be very easily motivated to give my best in any undertaking if I know that the monetary reward is good. My creative juices just flow out of my system very naturally when I know that there's big money in the work. I don't care if I don't get any recognition. I want to be properly motivated through good monetary rewards. This may sound selfish or materialistic but what's a plaque or medal or certificate if you have no food to put on your table in the next few days or if you can't even settle your monthly bills. Let us be realistic. We don't work for recognition. We work for money and with money you can do more, you can achieve more and be inspired to work harder. Recognition? As in a pat on the back or kudos or a hundred congratulations? Who needs them when you can't even bring your family out to a plush dining place once a week? I think people who crave for recognition never had it when they were children. Yes, craving for recognition is for kids. We work hard and do well in what we do because we are properly motivated in terms of money.

Money has an interesting way of bringing out the best in people. Pay your workers well and you will get their hundred percent loyalty and efficiency without a problem. It's just how the world works now. I mean, you can't eat your plaque of recognition and feed your family with it. As humans we need something concrete to make us feel really important, to make us enjoy the fruits of our labor through a fat check.

Recognition though may be done at one's eulogy. This usually happens too but did the guy receive his monetary reward during his lifetime? I believe this is one thing employers should look into if they want to keep their workers happy and functioning like well-oiled machines.

Money gives one a boost. It makes one feel on top of the world and in control of his life. It solves 95% of his life's problems and this fact alone is enough to make the worker work with utmost happiness because of the right motivation.

In conclusion let me say that money is better appreciated than mere recognition. I know. I've been a worker all my life and I know that money has this amazing magic of turning a bad day into a great one.

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