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brianto2010

Then what is the incentive for working? Maybe wanting to get the project over?

More importantly, what is the incentive for staying in the project (besides pay)?

Not having to seek new employment might be a motivation.

Your guess is exactly right, to get the project over with. Though I had thought about leaving several times, the other projects I've worked on are not so bad. Plus the company is fantastic.

In that case, it's not exactly 'hate'. You seem to want to stick with your company because the value of the company as a whole is greater than greater than the opportunity cost of leaving it. You hate a given project, but you want to get it over with because there is a better project (possibly?) waiting for you after you're done.

In that case, it might be called 'Hope Driven Development' as your hope of getting good/not-bad projects exceeds the opportunity cost of leaving the company, and thus accelerates your development.

...or DDD -- 'Dream Driven Development' ;*)

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