Kaite Rosa

was founded in 2010, but it all began with MIT’s CarTel project five years earlier. With a grant from the National Science Foundation, CarTel was started by a team of MIT professors including CMT Co-Founders Hari Balakrishnan and Sam Madden. The idea was to use cell phones and sensors to improve road conditions, but because this was pre-smartphone, they were using Motorola Razrs instead.

When we first started brainstorming CompCon, we knew we wanted it to be anything but your typical conference. It’s paramount to us that CompCon pull you out of the day-to-day to explore the art, science, and innovation of comp and HR—and help you uncover what’s next in your career. Which was why we were beyond excited to snag HR revolutionary Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix and the brains behind the Netflix Culture Deck, as one of our keynote speakers.

A few weeks back, The New York Times released the article, “Where Did Your Pay Raise Go? It May Have Become a Bonus”. The article covers a trend that’s increasingly happening across compensation. More companies are looking for flexibility when it comes to comp – so instead of giving employees pay increases, they’re issuing bonuses. As you might expect, some companies have found themselves receiving a lot of backlash from employees for these changes.