When is it better to settle for a lower pay and let the bonus almost meet my goal salary? I had an offer and it was $10k below my asking. But, they said that halfway through the year, I would get a bonus that’ll bring it up - closer to what I asked for.

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Always preference guaranteed pay over bonus potential.

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It’s starting to make sense now.

Bonuses are never guaranteed and the first thing to disappear at the earliest sign of trouble.

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That makes sense. I don’t know why I’d think bonuses are guaranteed.

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