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Variable pay is also paid in bulk at the end of the year. There are people I know who just struggle through to stick around till that pay day, particularly whe
by gopalv 12y ago
Variable pay is also paid in bulk at the end of the year.
There are people I know who just struggle through to stick around till that pay day, particularly when the winter days are long and painful to get through at work.
That works for retention for a certain mind-set.
For someone like me, my last job triggered the right impulses.
By having quarterly review cycles - keeps you on your toes (with the extra management overhead of going through the reviews/budgets etc).
Someone around you was getting a raise every quarter - next time it could be you ... just buckle down for 3 months.
Plus they gave promotions in role 3 months before the raise.
- colanderman 12y agowinter days are long and painful to get through at work. ??? Winter's the best time to be employed, at least in moderate climates. It's freezing outside, and inside there's the glow of a warm terminal. Summer's when I can barely keep myself working. You can actually get outside and enjoy life.
- ianstallings 12y agoThe short days of winter make some of us gloomy unfortunately.
- colanderman 12y agoAh OK. I forgot about Seasonal Affective Disorder. I wonder what causes humans to have such polar-opposite reactions to the seasons?