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Re:Want an unfair advantage in your tech career? Consume con... by SassyGrapefruit on Monday March 06, 2023 @02:11PM (#35046088)

I don't know how your company works but at mine we have a profit target associated with our annual bonus. By eliminating that waste I am helping to ensure we hit that target so I get paid. Imagine if I let it slip and we missed our target by $200,000 that would be dollars coming right out my pocket.

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Re:Want an unfair advantage in your tech career? Consume con... by throwawaysleep on Monday March 06, 2023 @02:54PM (#35046693)

Value per hour might be a little low there, but they have certainly done more to align incentives with employees than my employers have. I do get bonus, but it is a fixed percentage based on getting above "meets expectations."

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Re:Want an unfair advantage in your tech career? Consume con... by BeetleB on Monday March 06, 2023 @04:00PM (#35047516)

It's an effort vs benefit calculation. Can you say how much of that savings will translate to dollars in your pocket? In most large companies, we can't. And when you're in a company making tens of billions, a saving of $200K is rounding error.

Then there's the psychology of it: If enough other people work extra long hours to get those savings, they're not getting a larger bonus than me who isn't. When you scale this kind of reward incentive, what you'll get is most employees not bothering - they'll get the bonus anyway.

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