> bonuses are just a way for finance companies to flex your salary down when the firm has a bad quarter, or you're unvalued or working on an unvalued project.

> bonuses are just a way for finance companies to flex your salary down when the firm has a bad quarter, or you're unvalued or working on an unvalued project. This. At the height of "bonus culture" the smart folks realized that it was a means of trimming comp costs without reducing headcount.