The only other system I can recall is usually for things like sales. Where you have a fixed salary and commission-driven bonuses based on your numbers that quar

The only other system I can recall is usually for things like sales. Where you have a fixed salary and commission-driven bonuses based on your numbers that quarter. Of course, sales is easier to compare 1:1. And I've always thought that hard targets would be more stressful than stack-ranking.