E: Hey Boss, I want you to know that I am committed to staying with this company for life, no matter what happens.
B: OK.
E: I would like some incentives, including more money and increased control over the direction of the company if I hit certain milestones.
B: And what if we say no?
E: Um, I guess I'll just keep on working toward the milestones.
Did Musk get suckered into working with more focus than he would have absent the compensation package. As long as he believed he would get it, it worked to keep him focused. Yeah, right. By his own statements he would have kept on working with focus even if he was not promised the compensation package. Either way, there is no need to give it to him. He is not going anywhere.
B: OK.
E: I would like some incentives, including more money and increased control over the direction of the company if I hit certain milestones.
B: And what if we say no?
E: Um, I guess I'll just keep on working toward the milestones.
Did Musk get suckered into working with more focus than he would have absent the compensation package. As long as he believed he would get it, it worked to keep him focused. Yeah, right. By his own statements he would have kept on working with focus even if he was not promised the compensation package. Either way, there is no need to give it to him. He is not going anywhere.