>> here's what you need to do to get this much of a raise or this much of a bonus Because they can get more out of the high-performers by not giving them a cle

>> here's what you need to do to get this much of a raise or this much of a bonus Because they can get more out of the high-performers by not giving them a clear threshold (which is why they are called 'over-achievers') and if the mid to low performers met the threshold then the company would have to pay out a lot more in salary.