(07-01-2018 10:21 AM)bobdizole Wrote:  

(06-30-2018 11:26 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(06-30-2018 04:11 PM)Kronke Wrote:  If we're going to have government workers, there needs to be an incentive for them to do a good job. Makes sense.

There is. It's called a paycheck and it's what everybody who does their job gets.

Giving bonuses for doing what you are supposed to do is BS. If you go above and beyond then yes you should be rewarded when you have your annual evaluation and get a larger raise. But if you are doing what your job says you are supposed to do I don't see any reason why you are entitled to a bonus. That reeks to much of "everybody gets a trophy" syndrome.

I don't understand bonuses in government or non profit job, but any other industry they make perfect sense. If my employees go above and beyond and the company's profits increase, we offer a portion of that profit instead of waiting until their yearly evaluations. It has proven time and time again, when we offer a bonus incentive our gains easily out weigh what we pay out for these programs.

Everyone is expected to work to the standards we set, and that's what they get paid a salary for. There are certain times of the year that are ripe for the picking though that it benefits all to kick everyone up a gear.

Me either.

We had a five step annual evaluation system that was tied into your salary. If we got a salary increase the amount of a raise you got was dependent on how your evaluation graded out. If you graded out high you got a larger raise, if you graded out low you only got the minimum cost of living increase. If you continually graded out low you could eventually be terminated. (Good luck doing that in a union state)

The steps were scored like this:

1. Substantially failed to meet expectations
2. Failed to meet expectations
3. Meets expectations
4. Exceeded expectations
5. Substantially exceeded expectations

I pretty much lived my entire career in the #4 bracket. Two years I scored fives, both years I earned lifesaving and valor awards for actions I took on incidents. That's the way it should be.