Questionable work incentives

strokemyclover

I was just thinking about a job in sales about 10 years ago. Our targets were set out for the week and as an incentive once a month, along with the commission, the company put up bottles of beer and wine depending on how you did that week. For example, reach 100% of your weekly target get 6 bottles of beer or 1 bottle of wine, 100 to 150% get 12 beers or 2 wine, 150%+ get 18 beers or 3 wine.

This was the middle of the tiger so things were crazy everywhere. I'm just wondering if this is still going on? I remember hearing stories from the Guinness factory years before of similar incentives which produced an army of alcoholics as a result. The job I had did add something to a problem I knew I already had at the time - targets weren't too hard to reach back then and I would often walk out of the place on a Friday with at least 12 beers plus whenever it was going. Very suspect incentives if you ask me now - it was great back then though!

Any other stories of strange work incentives to reach targets? Either during the tiger or today. Roll on stories of heroin and congratulatory piss blastings

Daegerty

Target, strategy, incentive, think outside the box, synergy, stretch the envelope 'till it tears!

Shryke

My boss thinks everyone will do a better job if he gives us all barely enough hours to live on.

Neyite

Probably this one :http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13454160

One of the biggest insurance companies in the world held a party for salesmen where they were rewarded with the services of prostitutes.
Munich Re is the world's biggest re-insurer - in other words, the company acts as an insurance company for other insurance companies.
One of its divisions, Ergo, told the BBC that the party had taken place to reward salesmen in 2007.
A spokesman said the people who organised it had since left.
The gathering was held at a thermal baths in the Hungarian capital Budapest as a reward to particularly successful salesmen.
'Whatever they liked'
There were about 100 guests and 20 prostitutes were hired.
A German business newspaper said the prostitutes had worn colour-coded arm-bands designating their availability, and the women had their arms stamped after each service rendered.
According to Handelsblatt, quoting an unnamed participant, guests were able to take the women to four-poster beds at the spa "and do whatever they liked".




"After each such encounter the women were stamped on the lower arm in order to keep track of how often each woman was frequented," the paper quoted the man as saying.
"The women wore red and yellow wrist bands. One lot were hostesses, the others would fulfil your every wish.
"There were also women with white wrist bands. They were reserved for board members and the very best sales reps."
A spokesman for Ergo told the BBC that the party had happened, but said it was not the usual way of rewarding their employees.
The company said it had introduced a new code of conduct.
"We've taken all the right steps to prevent it happening again," he said. "It was a mistake but we are very sure that it was a unique event.
"The new people of the sales organisation introduced a very personal commitment that these things should not happen again."

the groutch

very discriminatory bonus, not everyone drinks

Daegerty

Neyite wrote: »

Probably this one :http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13454160

So were they any good or was there no thread left on the tyres?

General General

First prize was a Cadillac Eldorado.

Second prize was a set of steak knives.

Third prize was getting fired.

jimthemental

I'm in sales, no incentives. That's why I'm starting to get a nice post per day ratio going on this time wasting beauty of a website.

SeaFields

We get bottles of aftershave and perfume regularly enough from work. We usually get them at Christmas but at other times when we show good initiative!

A few months back a gave herself €300 worth of perfume I received after I fixed a few things around work.

questionmark?

In a previous job a few years back, wasn't in sales btw, if we were hitting our targets we got one 4 all gift vouchers for some reason this avoided our bonuses been taxed. Got them just before Christmas. Jasus they were great for buying the auld Christmas presents.

B_Fanatic

Incentives? As CEO I just gave myself millions in kickbacks. You know, just to reward my remarkable absenteeism and all.

Alter-Ego

Incentives? Pull your finger out, keep your job.

Greentopia

Self-employed so I reward myself with a square of chocolate or a cup of tea and biccie if I finish a piece of sewing. Does that count?

For Forks Sake

Stained Class wrote: »

In my workplace things work a little different than most places.

It's a family business & the family are as ignorant as hell!!!

U come in & wreck the place & do a bad job in general: Cool:cool:

Born Arsehole who marries into the family & is bone idle: Promotion!:D

Work hard, try your best & do a good job: Laughed at!!!!!:mad:

This company has survived the bust & is now doing very well.

Go figure.

That's the civil service for ya

For Forks Sake

Stained Class wrote: »

Could be FF.:eek:

Except for this bit

Stained Class wrote: »

This company has survived the bust & is now doing very well.

Corkfeen

the groutch wrote: »

very discriminatory bonus, not everyone drinks

They got 30 bottles of robinsons I assume.

strokemyclover

Corkfeen wrote: »

They got 30 bottles of robinsons I assume.

No. There was no non-alcoholic option - they knew they were dealing with alcoholic kids and took advantage of the fact for their own benefit.

Not a single person over 25 on the team. If they didn't drink they always knew someone who did so they could pass it on. Otherwise they had to be happy with the commission only. It sucks I know, t'is why I'm asking if it still goes on!