[bluedino]

I worked in this space, and yes, if the employer offers an incentive, people will cheat. Even for something like a $10 Dunkin Donuts gift card (heck of a incentive for a health/wellness program).

We'd go through logs and see people sequentially logging for each day, one team member after another, on the last day of the competition.

You'd also find people scrutinizing the accuracy of any reporting we did as a company - some very odd bugs were found by companies with participants armed with Excel and too much time on their hands.

[sundvor]

Donuts as a reward for physical activity - what the actual??

[astura]

FWIW, if you are unfamiliar with Dunkin Donuts, the most common item people buy from there is coffee, by far. In fact, I have seen Dunkin Donuts that only sell coffee.

A lot of their speciality drinks are basically milkshakes though.

[sokoloff]

"That's why little chocolate donuts have been on my training table since I was a kid..."

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/little-chocola...

[sundvor]

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[sokoloff]

Sorry. It's an old John Belushi Saturday Night Live sketch where he wins some Olympic-type events and then the voiceover claims that "little chocolate donuts" were part of his training regimen. Last shot is a picture of some fat, stubby fingers holding a half-smoked cigarette and reaching for another donut.

[sundvor]

:) Thanks!