From The Joel on Software Translation Project

Original article: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000070.html

"The idea was that you would get a big lucite tombstone the size of a dictionary when your product shipped. This was somehow supposed to give you an incentive to work, you see, because if you didn't do your job-- no lucite for you!"

[edit] Translations

• Chinese (Traditional): The Joel on Software Translation Project:激勵有害
• French: Primes d'Encouragement Jugées Nocives
• Russian: О вреде премирования