If you've recruited 2-3 new hires, and their salary is similar to yours, that's a 20-30% raise a year, a not-insubstantial amount. I could easily see people co

If you've recruited 2-3 new hires, and their salary is similar to yours, that's a 20-30% raise a year, a not-insubstantial amount. I could easily see people coming to expect these bonuses, starting to rely upon them to pay for their holiday shopping, etc, to the point where politics and drama could result. Of course on paper, even one 10% referral bonus would be better than most existing ones, but people don't behave rationally about money, and we quickly get used to our "bonuses"...