http://knowhr.disqus.com/enTue, 09 Sep 2008 09:24:22 -0000http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/09/09/when-pay-for-performance-goes-bad/#comment-2244657I worked at a place like that too. We had bonuses for machine cycles. Guess what? Dry cycles were as good as product cycles...nutso. We got rid of that metric in a hurry.frankrocheTue, 09 Sep 2008 09:24:22 -0000http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/09/09/when-pay-for-performance-goes-bad/#comment-2244354Frank, I worked for a company that had quarterly bonuses with payouts measured on results against goals set. In the last week of the quarter, production almost came to a halt because everyone was rushing around trying to complete their goals. I know that the boss didn't intend for this to happen!Ron UlriciTue, 09 Sep 2008 08:50:17 -0000