RE: bonuses

["Bob Crothers" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ron,

If you worked for a software vendor, then you DO have a very direct impact
on sales.

And even if you don't, then the tools you write allow the sales people to
sell.  Or the support folks to support and the manufacturing folks to
manufacture.  If this is not a true statement, you are not doing a very good
job.

Everybody at the company should be making a contribution to the bottom line.
It might be small, it might be indirect, but it must be there. If they
don't, then why do they work there?  They should be moved to a productive
position or fired.

You name the position that this does not apply to.

JMHO,
Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Klein Ron
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 3:27 PM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: bonuses

Sorry John,

But it truly was that they never met there goals.  We would imply that I was
out their selling their product.  When my bonuses were based off of how much
gross sales a company has, I don't see how my ability in IT would affect
sales.
Ron

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   John Earl [SMTP:johnearl@400security.com]
        Sent:   Wednesday, June 14, 2000 8:29 PM
        To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
        Subject:        Re: bonuses

        > I agree with you completely.  Bonuses do seem to be a no win
situation.  I
        > have worked in several companies where bonuses were a portion of
your
        > salary.  But that always depended on how the company did.  Of
course they
        > never met their goals, so I never saw one bonus.

        This is an interesting read.   "They" never met there goals, so "I"
never got a
        bonus.

        I think it should read "we" never met our goals....

        jte

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        John Earl                               johnearl@400security.com
        The PowerTech Group                     206-575-0711
        PowerLock Network Security              www.400security.com
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