My usual fee, plus a bonus if I get results.

The reward is dependent on your success.

Only thing they need to know is what it pays.

Now this is a tactic that patent trolls are supposed to use on people to get their way.

And the offered them, for performance, three levels of rewards small reward, medium reward, large reward.

Everybody dreams.

I'm in it for the money.

There was no salary.

What do we do?

This has been replicated over and over again for nearly 40 years.

Now, this is strange.

It's certainly the people you work with.

Bringing me back would've gotten you twice that.

Ain't nothing free in my world.

Added incentive.

He's being paid.

Success.

Success

Succeeded.

Success

success

succeeded

Success?

Success.

This is essentially, a typical motivation scheme within organizations, right?

But once the task called for even rudimentary cognitive skill, a larger reward led to poorer performance!

56 billion hours work.

(Laughter)

One

So, what do i get out of this mystety deal, man?

The layoffs and payroll reductions.

I'll get a reward.

What about my account?

The money was good.

If... you ask me one more question...

People offered the medium level of rewards did no better than people offered the small rewards.

Over and over again.

We succeeded!

We did it!

I succeeded!

You succeeded!

He succeeded!

She succeeded!

They succeeded!

It succeeded!