Employees Battle for Bonuses in Cash Grab Game
free-for-all: an uncontrolled fight, situation, or event with no rules
Cui Peijun, the founder of a Chinese company, is called “China’s most generous boss,” but he doesn’t give traditional bonuses. You have to compete for it. At a Lunar New Year’s party, 5,000 workers surrounded a large table filled with 14 million dollars worth of yuan. They had a chance to grab as much money as possible, but they could only keep as much as they could count. How long they had to count their money was decided by lottery. Some lucky workers had 15 minutes for the cash-counting game, while others only had 1, 3, 5, or 10 minutes. The amount successfully counted was theirs to keep! But it wasn’t a free-for-all. Counting errors were penalized. For every mistake made, there was a 1,000 yuan bonus deduction. One nimble employee won almost $14,000.
Watch the video below to see this company’s innovative bonus distribution event.
Sample sentences
1. When the store opened its doors for the sale, it was a free-for-all, with customers rushing in from all sides.
2. At the picnic, the announcement of free ice cream turned the orderly line into a free-for-all.
3. Finding a seat on the bus during rush hour is always a free-for-all.