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It is. The median is before “special” bonuses.
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That snippet doesn’t show the full bonus memo. The special bonuses were treated as completely separate.
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A1 - they don’t tell us. It’s black box. They also factor in things like performance, firm citizenship, committee service, etc. But AsComm doesn’t give specifics on how it’s calculated.
What is the hour requirement for median and top bonus?
Apparently to get top bonus you need top performance rating grade and to be in top 10% of hours for your level across the firm
What’s the deal with the “one bad review sinking you” thing? Any truth to that? Seems kinda draconian if true.
3% of associates got “mixed” or “disappointing” and as a result got their bonuses docked. Could you end up in the bottom 3% based on “one bad review”? Sure, I suppose. But when you can’t crack the 4th percentile as an associate it’s probably worth some self-reflection.