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I'm not going to read this because I kind of like pizza parties and I don't need everything ruined for me by some blogger on the internet
by VWWHFSfQ 4y ago
I'm not going to read this because I kind of like pizza parties and I don't need everything ruined for me by some blogger on the internet
- arketyp 4y agoThe text is unreadable anyway. From what I gathered I think it's missing the point, which is that pizza parties are for social bonding. You don't get that by handing out $20 to the employees.
- baremetal 4y agoBreaking bread together is a very human thing do.
- sylens 4y agoI think it's also missing something pretty critical here - giving each employee $20 could be seen as kind of insulting, whereas combining each employee's $20 into a pizza party at least looks like a grander gesture
- ilyt 4y agoOr just... not have it be a reward, just social event.
- simplotek 4y ago> From what I gathered I think it's missing the point, which is that pizza parties are for social bonding. I think you missed the whole point. The point of pizza parties as exemplified in the article was to commemorate purely monetary milestones. Your boss rakes in a few millions, and all you get is a pizza that you need to share with coworkers? That's bullshit. But hey, some people like the bones that their boss throws at them.
- Edd314159 4y agoTo quote Don Draper: that’s what the money is for! You already get a pre-negotiated salary and maybe a bonus plan, why is there an expectation of more money that nobody agreed upon?
- simplotek 4y ago> why is there an expectation of more money that nobody agreed upon? Sorry, that's a bullshit excuse to avoid having to pay employees. The very blog post from this discussion explicitly touches the issue of perceived value. Everyone seeks to maximize the value that they generate from their work. That's why salary is the single most important factor in deciding whether a job is worth it's and that is why yearly bonus and salary reviews are the single most important factor in retaining employees. Why is anyone trying to fabricate this idea that getting paid is not the single most important reason why most of us work?
- Edd314159 4y agoWhat? Nobody is arguing that companies should avoid paying employees. How are you reading that? For the overwhelming majority of jobs, you get paid only what's in your contract. If that number is not enough, fine, renegotiate it if you are able. But employers cannot be expected to pay you more than you're entitled to.
- mschuster91 4y ago> From what I gathered I think it's missing the point, which is that pizza parties are for social bonding. You don't get that by handing out $20 to the employees. If your company passes a major financial milestone, yes, it's time to celebrate - but it should also be a time to hand out a bonus to those who made it possible in the first place.
- dagw 4y agoAt every place I've worked that had bonuses, the rules and structures for them where very precis and documented and decided on at the top level. Didn't matter how well our department or division did, the bonus structure couldn't be altered. If/when my boss wanted to reward us specifically for a job well done, his only tool was to buy us food and take us places.
- ilyt 4y agoThe article talks about using them as reward for hard work, not as just social event.
- bearmode 4y agoYou can give employees social events, and also give non-insulting rewards. Separately.
- VoodooJuJu 4y agoDo you work in HR?
- VWWHFSfQ 4y agono
- croisillon 4y agoI always want to organize pizza parties but I'm always the only one, and no I'm no HR, I just like pizza parties
- surgical_fire 4y agoI'm surprised to learn that anyone really likes those things. I always just pretended to like those only for the sake of keeping my employment.