Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit
by sokoloff on Saturday April 17, 2021 @09:36PM
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We had a quarterly cash bonus program that was variable based on company performance. In the fastest-growth times, it often paid out at the cap (250%). After one such payout, my neighbor stood up and theatrically loudly exclaimed, "I have no idea how this gets determined; I've just been strongly incentivized to act randomly!"
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> "I have no idea how this gets determined; I've just been strongly incentivized to act randomly!"
that was certainly how i felt about raises at one job. good reviews every year, but sometimes a big raise, sometimes a tiny raise. no pattern.
once that realization sunk in, i basically checked out of the work.
raises continued with no pattern.
Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit
by tomatotomato37 on Saturday April 17, 2021 @11:03PM
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I've had that experience too. I've gotten a big raise, a promotion, and a tiny raise all off an employee "report card" that has had the exact same letter scores each time to the point I think the majority is copy pasted.