That certainly makes sense, but weigh salary and benefits higher than bonuses. Anecdote: The company I work for had a particularly rough quarter years ago and

That certainly makes sense, but weigh salary and benefits higher than bonuses. Anecdote: The company I work for had a particularly rough quarter years ago and couldn't make bonuses. Those that had planned on their bonuses being there were suddenly left with a deficit. Even though the company increased bonuses next quarter to make up, that didn't help those guys then.