Some people feel very emotional about their workplace and fear that a change like this will ruin what they cherish the most. I think, in this case, the efforts were ruined by the company set up which made so many people not clearly eligible. The organizers were too conservative trying to avoid retaliation and only deal with individual cases…

• this left the whole thing exposed to detractors who could freely engage and complain publicly, becoming the only visible voice
• people who were not eligible felt betrayed or fear of being left out
• people who were eligible may fear for the colleagues left out

I think the organizers should’ve considered going “all in” and just consider either they form it or their job is done. In the end that was pretty much the result.

Very interesting read though, thanks for sharing.