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Re:Microsoft's Pivotal AI Product Is Running into Big Problems by starik36 on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @06:48PM (#46893622)
That's exactly it. In every large corp I ever worked at, the bonuses for managers always depended on whatever company initiative was happening at the time.

Incentives almost always drive the outcome.

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Re:Microsoft's Pivotal AI Product Is Running into Big Problems by Sharlin on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @07:47PM (#46894121)
It's almost as if that's what incentives are for. Whether the outcome is the intended one is of course another question entirely.
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