Communication and understanding earnings markets
Compensation schedules change regularly. It is impossible to gauge possible future earnings.
Recruitment programs do not result in high quality employees. Co-workers often gossip and undercut others to get perceived benefits.
It felt that, no matter what the answer, one would get the job. There are simply not enough qualified applicants.
Employees are desperate and trying to get ahead of the next hire. They typically try to get others written up to win favor.