Ein chinesisches Unternehmen lässt seine 100 Mitarbeiter jeden Tag 2 Meilen laufen, um einen besseren Bonus zu erhalten

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  1. TL;DR:

    * A company in China really wanted to maintain its employees’ fitness. 
    * So it tied its employees’ annual bonuses to the number of miles they ran in a month.
    * Staff have to run around 62 miles every month if they want to snag a higher bonus.

  6. I’m not gonna get aggro. Perhaps “bonus” is a bad word, as that can be perceived as a structural entitlement.

    But I’m down to pay people who work for me to run 2 miles or work out regularly. That is both my right to do so, and I can definitely see the reasoning.

    Kinda wish my boss offered a sweet enough deal for that.

  9. The article is missing what is likely the major reason behind this. Employee health (and potentially reduced insurance costs, though I have no idea how that works in China) benefit the bottom line. A lot of companies (esp. in Japan) heavily encourage programs like this through bonuses as they’re ultimately win-win situations.

  10. Hell id do it. Not on my own time for my health, but for money im there.

  12. The amount of hell this would cause if a company implemented this in America 🤣

  13. Maybe like 50 people at my job would get a bonus out of 2500…

  14. This should be to walk or run 2 miles every day, for those who need to build up to running.

    Otherwise you’re just setting some people up to not participate at all… better to to give them a way to that’s realistic.

  15. does China use miles or kilometers? doesn’t make much of a difference but was just wondering.

  16. Some US corporations have “Wellness” initiatives where specific employee actions (e.g. annual physical) are tied to monetary incentives.

    But rewarding cardio workouts, like 2 mile daily runs, would no doubt be seen as discriminatory in the U.S., because honestly, some Americans couldn’t run 100 yards without supplemental oxygen.

  18. But they only have 10 minutes to run it or they get more hours with no pay.

  20. Why would anyone be okay with your work bonus pertaining to something outside of your work? The only plausible way this would be okay is if this was on company time.

  21. Am I the only one here who’s company offers “Wellness Benefits?”

    Up to $700 a year on a gym membership?

    Pass a physical for a discount on health insurance?

    This guy sounds more generous, but health incentives aren’t some foreign concept.

  27. i feel tired after reading this headline ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ going to go eat a cupcake

  28. >”You’d have to run 2 miles a day to meet the monthly target of 62 miles. So the company wants their staff to be track athletes?

    2 miles a day really doesn’t qualify as “track athlete”. A reasonably fit person could run 2 miles in half an hour.

  29. I wish my work offered some sort of fitness benefit. My ex’s company gave her an annual exercise budget she could spend on gym memberships, classes, equipment, etc. My company has a monthly draw for a $25 fast-food gift card if you exercised.

  30. This is why you have powerful unions and be willing to shut down whole sectors of the economy!!!!

  31. Looks like a great way to cut down on health insurance costs.

  32. Now there’s a health incentive I can get behind. Good fitness means healthier employees, so yeah, give them incentive.

  33. On or off the clock? Can I walk it?

    Is there a scenic place I can do this?

  34. 2 miles is absolutely nothing. Even the sickest and physically unfit person can run that.

  35. 30% bonus for 12 minutes a day that I’m doing anyway? Yeah, count me in

  36. I hate the idea, only because that is not my go-to form of cardio. Because of my leg training, I don’t want to exert an eccentric load onto that kinetic chain during my cardio. Rowing and cycling are far superior alternatives if you’re someone who trains their legs heavy.

  37. Mr Burns maling bart chase that money on a string

  38. >A paper company in Guangdong, China wants its staff to run for their bonuses.

    This reminds me of the episode of The Office where they do the Fun Run.

  39. Great idea.

    We need this in the US to fix our fat problem

  40. One of my old employers did that. If you went to the gym at least 15 times a month you got $50 to $250 a month depending on total days.

  41. As a runner who ducked out at lunch for a quick 5k, I’m salivating at this prospect. Pay me to run? Sign me up!

  42. Lol

    Why not switch execs to lower floors and rookie workers to the top floor

    No elevator use allowed

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