At my last job, I found out that an intern was being paid more than me and my productivity plummeted. Any request I made about a raise was rejected and eventual

At my last job, I found out that an intern was being paid more than me and my productivity plummeted. Any request I made about a raise was rejected and eventually I left the company. That being said, that was due to my not feeling appreciated and feeling that I was being taken advantage of. We all go through slumps. We're writers. Neil Gaiman just blogged about how he had to slog through parts of books and he would regularly call his agent and try to cancel the book so he could work on something else. He's not alone. We all do it. You think Gaiman would blaze through a novel about the mating cycle of the South American Gazebo? Hell no! Well maybe he would, I can't really say. Anyways... In the first example, I tried to make it right. I spoke with my boss and my boss' boss to try and fix the situation. While mine did not end well, you first need to communicate with your boss. The squeaky wheel gets the oil. The second thing is to keep on plugging. So long as you're making progress it'll get done. It may suck and may not be your best code but it has to get done, it is your job. Be strong my friend, you're not alone as this thread has shown you.