A Survey from the purely hypothetical.
Imagine with me if you will:
You're a manager very high up in a large corporation. You've got hundreds of thousands of dollars in past-due bills that your customers aren't paying. You advertise to fill 3 positions to work on this situation.
You have a manager under you interview and interview, offering the applicants hourly pay, benefits, and a significant monthly bonus (the structure of which is in process of being finalized) that increases based on performance - ie., the more money collected, the higher the bonus.
Out of dozens of interviews, the lower manager hires the only 3 who actually are up for talking to people about their bills.
Over the first month these 3 employees make you about $35,000.00. This is amazing - way more than double what you expected. Sure, you just pocketed 35 grand that you wouldn't have without these 3 people - what is a thousand from that? You still have 34 grand that you wouldn't have had without these three. Pretty good first month!
But when you then realize that the bonuses are going to be significant, you honor your word and give them the bonus, but you decide this will never happen again. You decide on a new bonus structure. If an employee does just as impressive next month, you'll give them 10% of what they made this time - a 90% cut in the bonus. You get to pocket an extra $900.00.
Word gets back to you that the employees aren't as happy about this as you are. How strange. You think they'd want you to have extra cash. Are they only in this for the money? You hold a meeting with them, which happens to be the first time you've introduced yourself to these underlings - surely they wouldn't expect to meet their boss? They're just employees after all. You sit down with them and the mid-level manager who hired them and who has been the mediator between these cubicle rats and you. You tell them:
We could pay you more - we've got the money, but that would be paying you more than the statistical average that large corporations pay average employees who do similar jobs.
If you're not happy with this, find a new job.
Here's a resignation form I've already filled out for you, all you have to do is sign it.
I hope I've made myself clear. Have a good weekend. I'll be out golfing.
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