What motivates you?

Just had a talk with Dan the Cat about what motivates him, workwise -- something I've been interested in for a long time, since he's always seemed to enjoy having a large influence on the small company we used to be (and not always in a very pleasant way; for example, seeming to relish the idea that it could sink the company if he messed up badly enough). He said today that a lot of it is about control to him: being able to make changes if need be, and yes, being important to the company.

I think I care more about being important to the end user. It takes a lot for me to have a feeling about corporate entities. It's VERY hard for me to imagine, for example, finding motivation based on the company earning a lot from my product, the way Dan was talking about. But I can be motivated by the thought of causing the user annoyance or frustration if I don't make a feature easy to use.

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What motivates you?