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To: Meathead who wrote (114206)	4/4/1999 9:59:00 PM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Meathead - What you say is true not only in the upper echelons at DELL but also at many other dynamic high tech companies, most notably MSFT. But I would suggest that these are for the most part people who were never motivated by money in the first place. The financial rewards happened as a side effect of their career, and just didn't have much effect on how they live their lives. One senior MSFT executive still lives in the house he bought 12 years ago. And yes, even people who are primarily money-driven will still do a good job. But when it comes to pushing hard on something that no one else really knows is important, or making that ski weekend happen, the work gets pushed on the back burner. Extra-hard work gets sent someone else's way. Career-risky choices are avoided, why screw up a good thing? DELL's culture helps to keep these kind of attitudes from getting much traction, but the early presence of really big money does nothing to help the situation - it certainly can not be viewed as a motivator. I would rather see the financial rewards go to the individuals who really make it happen, rather than giving everyone "lottery tickets".