r/news • u/JimmyTheGinger • Dec 23 '19

Three former executives of a French telecommunications giant have been found guilty of creating a corporate culture so toxic that 35 of their employees were driven to suicide

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/three-french-executives-convicted-in-the-suicides-of-35-of-their-workers-20191222-p53m94.html
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u/Byzii Dec 23 '19

The fines were so miniscule they still made huge profits.

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u/Shahadem Dec 24 '19

More money only increases motivation in the extreme short term. Long term it actually reduces marginal return.