Got offered a job with a competitive bonus structure that turned out to be… zero guaranteed and discretionary based on company performance. I feel like comp transparency is getting worse, not better. What’s your red flag when it comes to offer letters?

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Bonuses are always discretionary, unless they’re tied to something… my bonus for being a team leader is discretionary… my deferred compensation as an advisor is a part of the compensation plan… that could change, but it hasn’t as long as I’ve been there…

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Typical

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That’s normal

Base salary, bonus, those are different things. Bonus being tied with company performance isn’t a stretch and very common, as it is up in the air every year.

Nothing to see here, this is par for the course. Maybe different in different industries though? I'd be thrilled if I had a guaranteed bonus, but I don't expect I'll ever have that.

I think that’s pretty standard.

Try to ask someone that works there

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