People want new computer because new hire Peter got a new one.
People want new computer because they just had lunch with a friend that works in a different company and got a new computer and they just need to one up him next time they go to lunch.
That is why I am not going to just give people computers because they ask. Worst crybabies come back because they „spilled coffee” on perfectly fine 2 years old laptop.
Not everything you read on the internet is 1 to 1 real life ;)
>If someone wants a new computer they should just have to say why. And if it's a good reason, give it to them. If not, don't.
If you are awarding computers based on 3 paragraph essays, you are having horribly inefficient process that rewards creative writing rather then work.
Which is why none of it happen in real companies, unless they are someones startup expected to fail anyway.
so I'm sure there's large corps that do this for everything. probably ones where you're not asking your manager, but asking finance or IT for everything
If someone wants a new computer they should just have to say why. And if it's a good reason, give it to them. If not, don't. Managers have to manage. They have to do their jobs. I'm a manager and I do my job by listening to the people I manage. I don't put them through humiliation rituals to get new equipment.