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The correct response is non-verbal. You have to demonstrate that you're motivated and friendly.
Telling coworkers that you're only there for the money is the corporate equivalent of telling your spouse you're only with them because your asshole isn't going to lick itself and you don't have any better options right now.
Everyone goes to work to make money. You're not special in this regard. No one would go if they weren't getting paid. The real question is why you're doing this job to earn money instead of doing some other job to earn money.
The correct answer is, "I've always been passionate about and I dream of one day so I'm starting out in this job because and I'm looking forward to learning all I can from you guys."
However, you need to walk this walk, saying the things isn't enough.
I often find myself explaining this to new team members: things go so much easier if people like you. You don't really have to be an especially likable person, just a little empathy, and avoid being a dick. It doesn't take much to phrase things in such a way that people actually want to help you.
I've been in a management role for the past 3yrs. I always tell my team that I don't expect more than the minimum stated in our job responsibilities, that I expect us to work as a team when needed, to maintain a moderate balance between their work and their lives, and to try and maintain a positive attitude.
Work sucks, so I don't care so much about motivation, but I want my team to be happy. None of us want to be working, but none of us want to be miserable, either.
Be authentic but learn to be friendly because it helps you and those around you. From a career standpoint, I've seen people go far and make tons of money due to this, even if they weren't the that intellectual or motivated.
I don't really follow.
If you could select your own team from a large pool of employees, would you choose the person who said "I'm just here for the money and will do the bare minimum required per my role's responsibilities", or would you choose the person who said "I'm so passionate about whatever thing we do and I'm excited to be part of your team because I want to learn all I can from you".
If you chose the first guy then you're an idiot, sorry.
IDK why you'd tell that to team members honestly. It's great that you want your team to be happy and relaxed and also great that you don't want to take advantage of them. However, you need to balance that against helping them be the best they can be. Imagine joining a rowing team and your captain just saying "yeah so on this team we invest the minimum effort we can get away with while not sinking".
If I looked back at the colleagues and supervisors that really received my best work and pushed me to be a little bit better than I really was ... I didn't like any of them at the time.
Not all positions require outstanding motivation. If you are a project manager, sure a motivated one will probably outperform someone there just for the money that doesn't give a shit. A technician on an assembly line? It doesn't matter, you are there to operate a machine and motivation will not make you (sustantially) more productive, incentives on the other hand will (benefits, salary, less stressful working condition...)
That's fair, but for this type of job management isn't going to be asking you about your hopes and dreams.