demotivating

demotivating
demotivate de‧mo‧ti‧vate [diː'məʊtəveɪt ǁ -ˈmoʊ-] verb [transitive]
HUMAN RESOURCES to make people less willing to do their job:

• Delayering (= reducing the number of management levels ) can create insecurity, demotivate staff and lower their morale.

— demotivated adjective :

• As a result of the redundancies, we now have a demoralised and demotivated workforce.

— demotivating adjective :

• Lack of challenge can be very demotivating.

— demotivation noun [uncountable] :

• Demotivation in the workplace leads to a rise in the number of sick days.

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demotivating UK US /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/ adjective HR
► making someone feel less interested in and enthusiastic about their work: »

It is demotivating to work for a boss who doesn't care about staff as individuals.

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Slow business periods could be very demotivating for high-level professionals.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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