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6/20/2025, 2:13:49 PM
An employee works at a shop selling goods. He earns a commission off each product sold, but only if he sells $300 total in items that month.
At the end of the month, he’s up to $190 total, if he sells $110 more in goods, he earns his commission worth $120.
So he buys a speaker from the store for $110 with his own money. Now, he gets both the commission and the speaker and is still up by $10.
Was the employer cheated? On 1 hand, it’s gamifying the system. The $300 minimum is meant to motivate the employee to do their job on a daily basis. On the other hand, the employer didn’t really lose anything and actually made money from selling the goods at normal retail price. Did the employee commit an unethical act? Selling an item to yourself is typically explicitly forbidden in these circumstances, but this could be easily circumvented by having a friend make the purchase.
At the end of the month, he’s up to $190 total, if he sells $110 more in goods, he earns his commission worth $120.
So he buys a speaker from the store for $110 with his own money. Now, he gets both the commission and the speaker and is still up by $10.
Was the employer cheated? On 1 hand, it’s gamifying the system. The $300 minimum is meant to motivate the employee to do their job on a daily basis. On the other hand, the employer didn’t really lose anything and actually made money from selling the goods at normal retail price. Did the employee commit an unethical act? Selling an item to yourself is typically explicitly forbidden in these circumstances, but this could be easily circumvented by having a friend make the purchase.
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