215 points

Way back before Scott Adams went completely off the deep end I had a tin of Dilbert branded mints called Encourage Mints. This is literally a joke from the hackiest office comic ever yet some manager(s) still thought it was good idea. WTF does business school teach?

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140 points

Company making millions due to its workers efforts, while rewarding them with practically nothing? Sounds like business school is teaching capitalism perfectly.

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45 points

They aren’t teaching psychology in them. Stupid “gifts” like these are a net negative. You are so much better off giving nothing than a crappy gift.

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8 points

I disagree. A higher turnover rate means paying the new guy less money. You’ll see this more often when they want to annoy people into quitting so they don’t need to pay unemployment.

They’re using the psychology correctly. It’s just awful for people as a whole. But it can temporarily make their books look good (high sales, low expenses) and justify bigger bonuses for the board.

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24 points

what a disappointMINT.

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7 points

This is a very underrated comMINT!

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13 points

They should just attach a turbine to Karl Marx’s coffin … his spinning could probably supply enough power for all of Western Europe.

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3 points

As far as I can tell, business school teaches people how to enthusiastically participate in the capitalist circlejerk. That’s kinda it.

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169 points

OP is a goddamn liar and is trying to spread misinformation. Notice how there are TWO staples but only ONE mint??? Nice try OP, but we all see through your poor facade and know you’re actually a two mint-having bitch elitist!

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84 points

Dammit, don’t tell HR…

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12 points

Sorry, you meant damMINT

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6 points

Sorry, you mint “you mint damMINT”

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24 points

Wait 2 mints?!?! Well goddamn if that doesn’t change everything!!!

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7 points

True, one would be a half hearted thanks but two…

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9 points

WTF? I never even got a single mint!

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4 points

F

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5 points

Totally an AI-generated mint.

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125 points

Reminds me of getting a note from HR admonishing me to pick out my 20th work anniversary “gift” from “pages 12 to 16” of the supplied catalogue. I knew nothing of it. They concluded with “or we’ll choose for you, i.e. a clock”. I got luggage tags. For 20 years of my life. The best years of my life. Luggage tags. FML.

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77 points

“Please note: The cost of your choice of gift will be deducted from your next paycheck,”

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33 points

You actually might very well end up paying taxes on it

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2 points

My last place regularly gave stuff away, but they reported the monetary value as a bonus. I got a drill I didn’t want and more taxes…

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Attention all Hudsucker employees. Attention all Hudsucker employees. We regretfully announce that at thirty seconds after the hour of noon, Hudsucker time, Waring Hudsucker, Founder, President, and Chairman of the Board of Hudsucker Industries, merged with the infinite. To mark this occasion of corporate loss, we ask that all employees observe a moment of silent contemplation. [moment of silence] Thank you for your kind attention. This moment has been duly-noted on your time cards and will be deducted from your pay. That is all.

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14 points

There will be a $20 gift fee and an additional service and shipping fee. How much would you like to tip? 12, 16 or 20%?

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4 points

$400 for luggage tags

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6 points

Do you feel motivated yet??

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8 points

What was on pages 1 to 11 and who were they for?

My old boss got a TV for 20 years and that was a shit company

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5 points

I got a transfer to a province with a language I didn’t speak for my 15th!

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8 points

I got a digital camera that only took blurry pictures. This was Merrill Lynch in the 2000’s.

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I got some drinking glasses that broke when I held them the wrong way

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4 points

Should have paired them with an OptiGrab,

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3 points

Is that the best idea?

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88 points

They are not even ashamed of doing this!

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103 points

“What? It’s cute!”

-some dipshit with an Agile certification

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31 points

Gonna get an agile certification to get such a position and then coach my team into a fucking union

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1 point

Can many of us also get an agile certification and coach the proletariat to seize the means of production?

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15 points

It would be cute if it was how the person was getting a 10% bonus on what they helped make the company

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Bonus in my experience would be the team in question get 10-30% of the total to share. If we’re talking a pure sales team it varies wildly however, I’ve seen everything from 10-50% to the team. In some industries sales people can make more than their CEO good years.

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2 points

Lmao

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1 point

Always the Agile circlejerk certification

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83 points

Great! This helps pay the rent for my apartmint.

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17 points

What are the odds they’ve evaded taxes with the governmint?

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3 points

The guvmint*

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12 points

And that should be good for your mintal health!

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