Scenarios about 'merit pay'
Merit pay refers to compensation systems that reward employees based on performance metrics rather than seniority or standardized pay scales. Historically, this approach gained prominence in the mid-20th century as organizations sought to increase productivity and align worker incentives with organizational goals. In alternate history scenarios, different implementations of merit pay can significantly impact economic development, class structures, and the evolution of labor movements across various political systems.
What If Merit Pay Was Widely Implemented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where performance-based compensation became the dominant payment model across multiple sectors, fundamentally reshaping workplace dynamics, economic mobility, and social structures.