The discount is the only positive.
They were motivated by the positive reinforcement I would personally give. Id use my "bonus" money to buy pizza and donuts on the weekends.
They say they're "people first". This is far from the truth. They just keep pilling more and more work onto the retail gm's and expect everything to get done all while cutting payroll.
I hadn't received a raise in 3 years because i was told that i was paid outside of the normal salary range. All while i kept crushing my own numbers year after year.
Do away with the "mean girls" club. (All of the corporate execs) Do more for the front line retail teams. Better health benefits (not +$450 a month out of your pay for basic insurance) Stop the greed of forcing associates to go in during bad weather especially when the Govt says to stay home. Etc