The problem, however, is that most jobs today aren't like Chatwin's, where performance depends largely on individual effort and can be easily measured. Today's jobs generally involve team work. Success is less due to an individual's effort, and measurement of individual effort becomes more complex, if not impossible. In these situations, pay for performance can often seem unfair and arbitrary, and the result can demotivate, rather than motivate, employees. Resentment can fester, and significant time and energy can be wasted by people trying to get personal credit rather than working for team success。

　　但问题是，如今的多数工作都和查特温的工作不同，他的工作业绩主要取决于个人努力，衡量起来也很容易。而如今的工作通常需要团队合作。成功对个人努力的依 赖降低了，而衡量个人努力即使有可能，也变得更加复杂。在这种情况下，根据业绩支付薪酬经常显得不公平而随意，结果反而会打消员工的积极性，而不是激励他 们。负面情绪可能会恶化，员工会追求个人业绩而不是团队成功，从而浪费大把时间和精力。

　　The bottom line is this: Incentive pay is an effective tool in situations where performance can be fairly measured and where it is based largely on individual effort. But it is less effective in situations - common in today's workplace - where the measurements are highly subjective and the work is done by teams。

　　归根结底，当业绩可以公平衡量且主要取决于个人努力时，激励性薪酬是一项有效的工具。但是当业绩衡量的主观性很高，且工作是由团队完成时(这正是当今工作环境中的普遍情况)激励性薪酬的有效性将会降低。