Right, as I read it they worked themselves to exhaustion and relations between teams were breaking down. It sounds miserable, and even if the full bonus had bee

Right, as I read it they worked themselves to exhaustion and relations between teams were breaking down. It sounds miserable, and even if the full bonus had been actually achievable it wouldn't have worth the risk of burnout. And presumably this was the intention, tricking people into working unreasonably hard for an uncertain reward. I was surprised the ending was a note about gratitude and not about leaving the company and its abusive management.