[giantg2]

For some reason this makes me think of corporate policies - how some people game them and how others except that the incentives are unattainable.

[xtracto]

That's an interesting idea for an agent-based-model and a study: Show how certain corporate policies would push towards short term local-optima (what's happening in the article) instead of more long term global optimum states.

[dqpb]

It’s pretty similar to quitting once all your equity has vested.

[giantg2]

I was mostly thinking about my own experience where the company screwed me over enough times that I feel no incentive to try hard. Take the least risk, focus on not losing point rather than gaining them, because I'll never catch a "sheep".