Sunshine Points

Another marvellous idea from the pub-beer-consciousness-stream to combat the inability of some people to get to grips with doing a day's work without boll**king something up in a fairly fundamental way. The immediate implementation of 'Sunshine Points'.

Sunshine Points are a bit like 'stars' or other points systems they have in schools. However, as far as I understand, schools offer a dual punishment/reward system which Sunshine Points simplifies. Okay, as a fairly extreme example, in many schools one can earn points towards merits or rewards etc. and be a model of study, yet at the same time you could be the most evil git and be getting frequent penalties such as detentions, or be on report because the punishment and rewards are separated out.

Sunshine points is just one system - so what is giveth, can be taken away. Okay, here are the basic rules.

- The fundamental idea of Sunshine Points is to reward those who work well and to penalise those who are generally considered to be taking the piss - either through their own malice or simple ineptitude.
- Sunshine points are worked out by your immediate line-manager, whoever that might be, with their full and final discretion.
- Points can be awarded for anything well done, or above and beyond the call of duty.
- Points can be deducted for anything below par.
- Length of service, required skill-levels and common sense will all be taken into account when gauging excellence or ineptitude.
- Debating a gain or loss of one's points with the line manager is allowed, however labouring the point could result in them amending their decision as they see fit.
- A positive award - and/or a defined upper limit - and one should receive something good/nice.
- A negative award - and/or a defined lower limit - and one should receive something bad or have something taken away.
- Sunshine Points do not always have to run. If a majority agree, all involved individuals can have a vote to run or suspend the system at any time, however, if the system stops and restarts, all scores are reset.

Any takers?