Baal

I tried this once, and it was a nightmare. The upside was that already-quantifiable tasks got done much more quickly. The downside is that anything "not assigned" won't get done, so employees won't "pitch-in" on tasks, which is often a huge benefit. For instance, a remote employee notices that the copywrite notice says 2003 and not 2004 on all sites. Instead of writing a script for 5 minutes to change them all, they submit a "defect report" about it and then it takes about 3 man-hours of management to see the change through to it's completion (qualify, quantify, price, assign, track, verify). For a corporation this makes sense, but not for the average adult web venture.

Within a week, I know who is pulling their load and who isn't; it's quite obvious. No need for "pay-per-task" there, unless it's a simple repetitive job and the skills required are basic.