One of my final acts at the job I just left was to spend my Bonusly points. Bonusly is an incentive system that companies can use to pretend their workers are happy. Co-workers can reward each other with points for doing an excellent job or, more usually, for not being completely incompetent.
I’ll pretend that my lack of points had to do with the general isolation of my team and gloss over any implications about the low opinion of my performance.
Much like the awards for selling band candy, the merchandise seems to be selected from batches of overstock. Lots of cheap jewelry, garbage dishware, and low-end appliances (coffee makers and such).
Then there are the niche-market items, which make you question the life choices of people you’ve never met.
Tabletop golf shot glass set. For the executive who is apparently a college sophomore.
Tempted though I was, I settled on an iPod Shuffle. At least I could imagine that I’d use it.
Tales of the Atomic Zombie 