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A bonus like this, I would never expect to actually get any portion worthwhile. Even if I performed well, there's going to be someone who doesn't. And it migh
by wccrawford 6y ago
A bonus like this, I would never expect to actually get any portion worthwhile. Even if I performed well, there's going to be someone who doesn't. And it might even be me that doesn't perform. Who knows?
Instead, I would just work at my usual pace, which is already quite fast, and I'd probably already have been being smart about the cost of components anyhow.
In general, this leads to good outcomes anyhow, and I didn't have to stress out about it.
- musingsole 6y agoI did just this about a year ago. Big project, lots of "company will fail if this project fails" type of talk. So they trot out a bonus system. I literally didn't read the email. Turns out it had a 2 part payment plan. Our team nailed the metrics for the first payment...and then didn't for the second. Which left management in the weird position of explaining how even though we had just signed 5 customers (in a quarter that had anticipated maybe 1 sale), we hadn't met metrics...and so no bonus. Watching execs peddle obvious bullshit to an undeniably successful team not interested in the smell was more my bonus than anything.