VIDEO: Chinese Company Pays Employees 20 USD for Every Kilogram They Lose

Are you someone who has tried all ways to lose weight, but have not found the right solution to do so?

Or, have you been trying your very best, but realized that motivation and determination is what you truly lack?

According to goodyfeed.com, a company in Xi’An, China thought so too. And in a bid to ‘help’ their employees lose more weight, they have embarked on this new scheme where they will pay their employees 100RMB (S$20.40) whenever they lose 1 kg.

Sounds too good to be true? Yeah, well, it is true.

The company in Xi’An, China started this new initiative to encourage its employees to get healthy. And it has been working really well – for obvious reasons. Those who participated in the program will have to get their weights checked before work every day.

According to ChinaNews, the program was started to encourage those who have always wanted to lose weight, but lacked the motivation to.

However, here’s a catch. In order to join the program, employees must first have to lose 3kgs to begin with.

But I mean, if it were me, I would gladly shed that 3kg and in return, get S$20 for every kg lost. I don’t even have to pay a hefty sum to go for a slimming program and still get money as a reward.

Still, there are both pros and cons that come with this initiative. Granted, more people will see this as an opportunity to make some quick cash to shed the pounds.

However, this might also encourage the employees to lose weight in an unhealthy and extreme manner.

For instance, for an employee who used to eat meat every meal, he is now eating only mushroom and eggs for lunch.

However, 1 person has not benefited from this initiative – the boss. In fact, he doesn’t even qualify for the bonus yet.

The company has since given out more than 10,000 yuan ($2,034) to more than half of their staff.

Getting cash for every single pound is a great incentive for most people because it gives you a sense of accomplishment and you will actually be proud of your accomplishments and continue on the same path.

This means that if you can keep it up you can eventually stop being obese and unhealthy and be slim and fit instead.

With the money you get for shedding each pound you can actually afford a gym membership and end up losing even more weight in a safe and healthy way.

We hope that people won’t take it too far and start to starve themselves in order to get money for it. And that they try to do it the right way since ultimately they are doing it for themselves and to be healthier.

On the other hand, those that are already in shape can’t benefit for something like this and this really isn’t fair for them.

The company should pay their employees for maintaining their figure as well so that everyone can win.