In article >,
sf > wrote:

> This just occurred to me. Many years ago, my local "small store"
> Safeway had a terrific meat department manager. He had his finger on
> the pulse of his customers and provided them with what they wanted and
> sales soared. As a reward, Safeway changed the criteria they had
> given him to earn his *yearly* bonus (a measly amount for the
> work).... and they transfered him out of the store, just to make sure
> he didn't rise to the new level.
>
> OTOH: my daughter told me last night that she'd not only gotten the
> promotion she wanted (still below the "official" management level at
> Google) AND she'd made 198% of her *quarterly* bonus.
>
> Which company rewards their workers for busting their butts on the
> job?
>
> It amazes me that companies like Safeway can sustain business
> practices like that and it confirms why many people hate their
> employers/jobs.

Comparing a career path of a typical Google employee to a typical
supermarket employee makes no sense at all. I do agree that this
example about the meat department manager reflects poorly on Safeway's
management style.

You should be proud that your daughter got a job at Google. Have you
ever seen the job application Google uses?