Back to the topic at hand. The to'ing and fro'ing in the last few posts only serves to water down the real discussion started by Hoolio. This is a typical (pro)management tactic and breaks up the thread so people go off topic and forget the real reason for this thread.
Hoolio - well said! In particular about the S/O bypass pay issue. Although there is nothing we can do, it is immoral to say the least. Remember this is all some expectation management. Something CX and it's pro management folks are extremely good at. They spend millions a year on consultants to carry out all this crap.