Comments on: Non-Performance Bonuses and How They Affect Our Attitudes Toward Work http://www.erikfolgate.com/career/non-performance-bonuses-and-how-they-affect-our-attitudes-toward-work Orlando Internet Marketing Specialist Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Scott M http://www.erikfolgate.com/career/non-performance-bonuses-and-how-they-affect-our-attitudes-toward-work/comment-page-1#comment-12 Scott M Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:54:45 +0000 http://www.erikfolgate.com/career/non-performance-bonuses-and-how-they-affect-our-attitudes-toward-work/#comment-12 Let's be realistic. Not everyone has a job with easily quantified performance. Sure, this works for salespeople. But what about the receptionist? The administrative assistant? The lowly IT worker? I suppose a manager could come up with some individual goals for every single position. But who really has the time? And if you did, you then run into the arguments like "his goals are easier than mine!" and "My work is worth more than his!" That's why companies give out straight holiday bonuses. It's easier. Let’s be realistic. Not everyone has a job with easily quantified performance. Sure, this works for salespeople. But what about the receptionist? The administrative assistant? The lowly IT worker?

I suppose a manager could come up with some individual goals for every single position. But who really has the time? And if you did, you then run into the arguments like “his goals are easier than mine!” and “My work is worth more than his!”

That’s why companies give out straight holiday bonuses. It’s easier.

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