What are the best questions to ask during your comp discussion? And what is your favorite question to ask to stump the partner or director during the discussion?

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How can you improve on your weaknesses and what were the overwhelming negative comments you received from the committee.

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Is there quantifiable action items I can take to improve? This always cornered them when they tried to vaguely state reasons for landing in a tier I felt I didn't deserve. Then ask for touch points to monitor improvement.

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Do they actually tell you what tier you are in or where you fall on the range? Like do they indicate whether you are high performer or not?

For my last comp discussion before I left, I basically asked the partner why do they even bother with small bonuses when most people would prefer a bigger salary bump. That was after I laughed at how small the percentage was because EY made it seem like you were gonna get some massive PBB. I also asked how they determined the percentages

Ask what the average raise and bonus % is for your cohort. You’re unlikely to get the range, but you may get this piece of info

In assurance, they show us the bonus range for our tier and market.

Ask for their advice on what you need to demonstrate to get to the next level. Even if you’re a first year senior, this will give you 2-3 years to work on this. You can discuss progress on those items at your next meeting

Never really felt like it was a discussion.

I just keep it simple. What is my bonus and raise? Thanks.

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Some employees received a retention bonus/contract recently. Makes me feel they aren't going to do anything else to keep up with the market inflation, or attempt to retain the rest of the employees. Good time to exit or pray they do a market correction with the year end hikes?

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