Software CEO offers employees $5,000 to quit jobs after only 2 weeks

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Monday, January 10, 2022
Software CEO will pay $5,000 to employees who quit
This software CEO offered incentive to employees to quit their jobs after only two weeks. So far, he hasn't lost an employee.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The CEO of software company Trainual is offering to pay you $5,000 to quit - after two weeks on the job.

Chris Ronzio says the policy is meant to identify people who really want to be at the company.

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The theory is if you're on the fence, you'll take the cash.

But if you're really invested in the company, you'll turn down the money and stick around.

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So far, none of the 38 people he's hired since the policy has gone into effect have left.