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United Airlines Is Replacing Employee Bonuses with a Lottery

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This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The reason for having a performance bonus is to reward employees for doing their job well. The theory is that the employees will continue to do their job well, because they feel a sense of obligation for past bonuses, and a sense of hope for future bonuses.

If what you get is determined randomly, and has no relation to your performance, that eliminates the reason for having a performance bonus in the first place.

That seems almost certain to breed more resentment than enthusiasm.

And mistrust. How can the employees be sure the lottery wasn't gamed?

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