What he's saying is that the Unicorn system results in "highly visible/likely to be rewarded by others" work being prioritized by employees over the work that is actually most important to the company.
No one is making a living off the bonus system, so it's unlikely to actually motivate what task you work on.
Votes are also private, including how many votes something has received (except to the person being rewarded). I really haven't noticed any gaming of the system.
The biggest part of the reward is recognition. The money is nice, but as I said, no one is retiring based on it.
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What he's saying is that the Unicorn system results in "highly visible/likely to be rewarded by others" work being prioritized by employees over the work that is actually most important to the company.
No one is making a living off the bonus system, so it's unlikely to actually motivate what task you work on.
Votes are also private, including how many votes something has received (except to the person being rewarded). I really haven't noticed any gaming of the system.
The biggest part of the reward is recognition. The money is nice, but as I said, no one is retiring based on it.