Got my first ever bonus payout, and it's…disappointing. Essentially half a regular paycheck. Should I push for more, or is this just how it is in the early years?

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Consider yourself lucky. My bonuses are terrible 3 years in so I'm aggressively job searching

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It's so firm and situation dependent. There's never any harm asking how bonuses are calculated, which may give you some ideas for next year. Sometimes it's also purely a financial issue. I was at a firm that brought in a large practice group of 6 attorneys one year. Because no billing was coming in from their addition for a few months and they were receiving wages ahead of bill payments it took about 2 years for everyone's bonus to catch up.

That is to say, ask. If the structure improves as you keep going or it was a year where bonuses were down, take that onto account before job hopping. Also never count on your bonus. Assume $0.00 in all financial planning and you'll be better off

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