An interesting article passed along by my boss talks about Amazon's "incentive" program where they offer employees a $5,000 bonus to quit working. Jeff Bezos says it is to test employee loyalty:
“Pay to Quit is pretty simple. Once a year, we offer to pay our associates to quit. The first year the offer is made, it’s for $2,000. Then it goes up one thousand dollars a year until it reaches $5,000. ... The goal is to encourage folks to take a moment and think about what they really want. In the long-run, an employee staying somewhere they don’t want to be isn’t healthy for the employee or the company.”
The article goes on to mention that $5,000 is enough for most people to survive for 3-4 months, which I actually though was pretty generous for non-mustacians!
Here's the full article:
http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/compensation/Articles/Pages/Pay-to-Quit-Bonuses.aspxWould you quit your job for $5,000? I wouldn't quit the one I have now, but I've had a few where I would have jumped at the chance, so perhaps it is a good way to test loyalty and job satisfaction!