What was "The Incident" at work that caused an exodus in the work force?

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I was expecting most issues would be the result of senior management making stupid decisions, and was not disappointed. At our local office someone decided to randomly raise salaries. Instead of choosing the most talented people, it was like they did it on purpose to choose the ones that did the least. It broke not only the individual's willingness to work, as it made a joke of the performance evaluation. It was bad: top performers and team leaders left, morale took a deep dive (because why make an effort if it doesn't matter) and I am sure management still doesn't see it was a stupid decision to pay more to keep useless developers and lose top talent. Brilliant.
- I'm going through something like that now.
  Why do they pay me for my 20+ years of experience, then ignore my recommendations based on that experience? It doesn't make any sense!
  Why do they have me doing things that have absolutely nothing to do with that experience? I spend half my time on a project I hate and have no interest in, and has nothing to do with my real job...which, by the way, wasn't cut back to make room for this project. (Management calls it critical work, then asks for volunteers. If it's that critical, why aren't we assigning people to do it? I didn't volunteer, I was told to do it. It's insane.)
  It's really killing my motivation, as I post this during work hours... I'm actively looking and have applied for promotions in other areas just to get out of this.
  
  I hope you find something that motivates you soon!
  
  Thanks. The stupid part is that I love my actual job, and although I've been in the current position 10 years, I feel like I still have new ideas to improve our work. I'm still capable of recognizing my mistakes. I'm not to phoning it in. When I get to think about a thorny issue there, I start to really enjoy things again. I remember why I took the job in the first place.
  But that other work, that has nothing to do with my main job, is poisoning the well. When I log in in the morning and see something for that work, it just kills my energy.
  
  I've been at mine for 4 years, I hope to still enjoy it the same as you when I reach 10. Good luck, maybe the project implodes while you're on holiday or something hehe

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