Will Goodwin serve up special bonuses and fresh firings for the holidays?

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Special bonuses contingent on being employed on or after January 15, but everyone will be fired effective January 14.

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Well they started the last round of stealth layoffs just before Christmas 2023, right before they announced the raise match, so seems a safe bet they’ll do the same this year in anticipation of matching the special bonus in January.

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Both. Fire some people. Split up their comp. 90/10 between current partners and associates. Win. Win. Lose.

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You mean BadLose?

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Goodwin didn't match Cravath. A "match" is meaningless when a firm is slow, bonuses are tied to hours, and stealth layoffs are prevalent.

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