bcspace wrote:Most of what they got was not monetary and the reason Forbes said they did great was because they are still playing and making money. It's kinda like Homer Simpson trading away the dental plan for some alcohol to be served at one company party.
Let's assume, for fun, that that's true. Please explain either the economic theory, contract theory, or the theory of human behavior---whichever you would like---that says only cold, hard cash is meaningful consideration in a bargained-for exchange, and/or subjectively worth, to the party making the bargain, the trade-off between the intangible benefit(s) and money.
In other words, even if what you are saying is true, please articulate why getting a non-monetary benefit equates to getting "nothing."
For example, you might want to start by explaining how an employee who would choose more vacation time over a salary increase would be getting "nothing."