Signing bonuses back? Recruiters keep talking about them but not sure how much of it is smoke

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I can feel my internal price rising to 100k. Recruiters always be like "lifestyle firm! True 2000 hours!" when I am billing 2k at a V10 rn. Why gamble on change if theyre not willing to chip in 5% of the revenue I can generate in a year?

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Signing bonuses are always there if you have leverage.

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No, they happen but still not common

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