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So I think a good portion of us agree that this article is somewhat bullshit, and the consensus is "pay me what I am worth, dammit!". Fair enough, but what woul

So I think a good portion of us agree that this article is somewhat bullshit, and the consensus is "pay me what I am worth, dammit!". Fair enough, but what would you rather and which would motivate you more? A decent salary + big performance bonus or a high salary and no bonus? Even at the end of the year, if they were equal it is my thought that a decent salary + large bonus would seem more rewarding, psychologically. Thoughts?

ajju 17y ago
In the absence of politics, with a guarantee of a fair boss, and if [(decent salary+bonus) > high salary] this would be true. As things stand, and people being people, I (and most people, I think) would prefer the high salary, especially if the two figures equal. Really, who would prefer (X-10)+p*(10) where p lies between 0 and 1 over X?
- heresy 17y ago
  Bonuses are the first thing to go at the slightest hint of any sort of economic wobble in the macro-environment. Unless you have it locked in, very explicitly, in writing - fuck the bonus, give me higher base. I worked at a company with a bonus scheme, which seemed groovy in the first year I was there. From year 2 till year 5 (when I quit), I did not see even a whiff of a bonus, despite knocking my perf. reviews out of the park. It was always canceled because of some external factors.