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I agree, the power is a factor and that it's not about the company having a down year. This exists in Tech Software sales too. It's about not paying full price for a person who doesn't produce.

It's about shifting the budgeted comp of the under-performers to the over-performers. Inevitably, you will end up with a bunch of over-performers killing it, and the under-performers who can't make their number will leave. It's a giant selection process.

Good employees make bank. Bad employees quit and go somewhere with less downside risk.



Perfect. That’s what good employees and companies in asymmetric businesses should want.




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