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    Comment #5145377

    I think it's a bit of systemic mistrust rather than any underhanded plan. The owner is worried about what he sees as a high salary and wants to bake in some accountability.

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    Comment #5142194

    Truth isn't a binary, it's a gradient. There's both rational and emotional truth in many things we label wrong or unjust. Meanwhile, we evolved to sift through information rapidly …

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    Comment #5142094

    Good advice, thank you. I told the employer that since this is a reduction rather than addition, it's more like a punitive system.

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    Comment #5142042

    That's exactly what I was thinking as well. In context of CTO-level work, pay-for-performance would also seem to encourage meeting reward goals at the expense of a thousand other u…

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    Comment #5142013

    Benefits are all buy in at group rates, no equity options, so that may be moot in this case. Good point though.

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    Ask HN: Are any of you salaried under pay-for-performance?

    A potential employer just sent me an offer with a 20k reduction in base salary, but 20k added on in bonuses if I meet expectations. Anyone in CTO/programming/IT capacity work this …

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    Comment #5067620

    Linux/Chrome, doesn't work for me either.

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