Why would anybody care about working hard when its not a meritocrasy and you salary is going to be shit compared to the expenses anyways? Most jobs here are dead end jobs.

Go look at most ppl who are in fields where working hard would actually get you somewhere, like lawyers or doctors. They work hard. Because usually for that extra hard work, they would be compensated too.

If i was working a fulltime job somewhere in a gvt office in cmb, where it barely keeps the lights on, i spend 4 hours a day getting groped and jammed on public transport, id not be motivated to be the employeee of the year too