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

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 09:02 PM

Mar 2018

something similar with our previously “written in stone” cost of living raise. The drop in morale and productivity as a result cost them big time.

Hard to work for a company that tells you to your face that the new policy is the best thing to ever happen to you, when in reality it’s money taken out of your pocket and put in theirs.

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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