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30. And the winning employees will be taxed on their prize

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 08:20 PM

Mar 2018

for the year they receive it. If they get the $100K, they'll have cash to pay the tax, which, if you include their regular wages, will probably be somewhere around $30K. If they win a Mercedes, though ($60K?), they might have to sell it to pay the extra tax if they don't have the extra cash. And, of course, there's the fact that less than 2% of the work force will get any bonus at all. In contrast, Delta's employees - all of them - got bonuses averaging $13K apiece. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/delta-air-employees-get-bonuses-averaging-13000/ So it isn't like the airline industry is broke.

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United axes its employee bonus program, replaces it with a lottery, saving millions [View all] UpInArms Mar 2018 OP

Uggh! I don't fly United. Yet another reason. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #1

Plus they break guitars. GoneOffShore Mar 2018 #22

United Damaged My Bike. OMGWTF Mar 2018 #43

Welcome to DU, OMGWTF rocktivity Mar 2018 #66

Have you seen the other two videos he made? jmowreader Mar 2018 #49

Extremely clever. efhmc Mar 2018 #52

One of the most insulting things I've ever seen a corporation do to its workers. Rainbow Droid Mar 2018 #2

Wait till they do the same thing with their paychecks. ret5hd Mar 2018 #3

really a race to the bottom. Merlot Mar 2018 #20

They all play this game to some extent, I worked for a similar sized company who decided to do Canoe52 Mar 2018 #37

Almost as awesome as... forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #81

Less buck for the bang keithbvadu2 Mar 2018 #4

Compared to $300, I'd probably take that deal. But, I get your point. Hoyt Mar 2018 #5

You'd give up 300 dollars in your wallet to -almost certainly- get nothing at all in return? Rainbow Droid Mar 2018 #8

That's why I said I get your point. Still better odds than lottery. Hoyt Mar 2018 #11

if i understand the system, no, this is much worse than the typical lottery. unblock Mar 2018 #23

Last time I looked at pilot pay, they are compensated pretty well for performance. Hoyt Mar 2018 #34

that's a whole separate discussion and has little to do with evaluating this particular change. unblock Mar 2018 #36

You brought up pilots. I suggest you do a little research on this incentive, which was fairly Hoyt Mar 2018 #40

you've now wandered far from your earlier position about the lottery being better than $300 unblock Mar 2018 #41

No, Im saying you are making a big deal over nothing. They still get raises, bonuses, etc. Hoyt Mar 2018 #44

lol. not making a big deal over it. you said you'd take the lottery over the $300. unblock Mar 2018 #47

So you could be the undisputed best employee out of 80,000 for the quarter, Blue_Tires Mar 2018 #77

that is a fucking travesty. barbtries Mar 2018 #6

No one ever saw this coming! SergeStorms Mar 2018 #7

Maybe when we take back the house we should convert the tax cuts to a lottery based on pennies.. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #64

Now that sounds like an excellent idea! SergeStorms Mar 2018 #70

Organizational Psychology bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #9

Really... RobinA Mar 2018 #68

First prize is a Mercedes you can't afford to insure. jmowreader Mar 2018 #10

Alec Baldwin - Glengarry Glen Ross exboyfil Mar 2018 #15

Even though I brought it up... jmowreader Mar 2018 #46

I like the speech because it shows exboyfil Mar 2018 #48

I liked Gekko's speech a lot jmowreader Mar 2018 #50

a mercedes you have to pay income tax on. mopinko Mar 2018 #33

I'd sell the car. No car is worth 50k. Sorry to offend those who have actually PAID that much. 7962 Mar 2018 #39

But wait, there's more! Jedi Guy Mar 2018 #65

Effectively telling 99.97 per cent of their workforce to fuck off is "meaningful," all right... rocktivity Mar 2018 #12

Dangerous to fly on an airline that does that to its people, esp. if those affected NCjack Mar 2018 #60

Screw management. Throck Mar 2018 #13

Gonna be HUGE UpInArms Mar 2018 #14

Should our lady pick it exboyfil Mar 2018 #16

Well there goes the incentive for employees to help n2doc Mar 2018 #17

So true...........but some will still care Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #21

Sure, but they would help regardless n2doc Mar 2018 #29

Does this include the master mechanics who make sure the engines do not fail Submariner Mar 2018 #18

Oh It Is You! I Love The Smoking Baby ChubbyStar Mar 2018 #63

Me too Submariner Mar 2018 #71

... left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #19

That is why i quit flying Untied Weed Man Mar 2018 #24

must have a layover Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #26

Nope, it's a nonstop. Weed Man Mar 2018 #31

I like layovers crazycatlady Mar 2018 #45

Greed rules the day Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #25

Cook their goose then... noneof_theabove Mar 2018 #27

But the employees best qualified to "help save money, improve operational efficiency rocktivity Mar 2018 #28

And the winning employees will be taxed on their prize The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #30

Watch who wins rickford66 Mar 2018 #32

Exactly! kaotikross Mar 2018 #58

they should strike. mopinko Mar 2018 #35

The company continues its profit sharing program, other incentives, and pay structure. Hoyt Mar 2018 #38

Another Libertarian idea... Competition rpannier Mar 2018 #42

Never count on a bonus. What the co. giveth, the co. can taketh away. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #51

I gave up on United over 20 years ago GP6971 Mar 2018 #53

Bereavement fare? nobody does that anymore. BannonsLiver Mar 2018 #69

Bereavement fares are useless anyway, since they won't let me bring my emotional support wildebeest jberryhill Mar 2018 #79

Fuck that shitty airline. Ive begun avoiding them. kysrsoze Mar 2018 #54

If they wanted to make "meaningful" rewards TexasBushwhacker Mar 2018 #55

I'm feeling sorry for their employees. People gotta work. They didn't come up with this. YOHABLO Mar 2018 #56

Sounds a lot like a version of Work More For Less. Doitnow Mar 2018 #57

NEVER trust The Boss to "give" you anything. Always a catch. kaotikross Mar 2018 #59

This Is Really Dumb ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #61

It's a good way to encourage their best employees to leave IronLionZion Mar 2018 #62

Just remembered a chapter from the Christie Crime Digest rocktivity Mar 2018 #67

On the United employee page they announced they are going to pause from this new change kimbutgar Mar 2018 #72

Thanks for that update UpInArms Mar 2018 #74

And the CEO will win all the prizes. n/t malthaussen Mar 2018 #73

The government in the novel "1984" used the lottery to pacify the people. Nitram Mar 2018 #75

Just another way.. TwistOneUp Mar 2018 #76

Debate over at airliners.net Blue_Tires Mar 2018 #78

In the next five years or so they'll bring on the ThunderDome. "Two men enter, one bonus leaves." marble falls Mar 2018 #80