Well, here I am. I never thought I‘d be posting in here from Germany but we also have dick companies here.
So first off, my bonus is tied to personal goals that are set in the previous year. So you decide „develop product X“ „build an business case for y“ and make an course for scrum or whatever.
That’s how I usually chose my 3 goals for my bonus. I make sure that I can definitely reach those and they aren‘t dependable on external factors.
My bonus is 25% of my base salary. Quite high, I know. But it’s fine, I always reach my goals.
Well, besides now. Because we had an CEO change and he decided to not sign all our bonuses and give us different ones. So Bonuses based on workplace accidents (where 1 accident is already too much) and BS like that.
So that means: The goals were just ~40% archived and everyone lost big time. We didn’t know those goals beforehand.
The „justified“ decision should have been either pay out 100% or the same amount that you archived last year (up to 120% possible)
This company doesn’t pay well. So we all (more or less) depend on the bonus.
When I heard about it at the beginning of this year that some bs is going to happen, I started looking for an other company.
And well, in 3 weeks I found a few where I’m currently in the interview process for a BASE salary that’s 50% higher than what I earn right now. And the bonus in total is similar, if not better.
So if a company fucks you, don’t just stand there. Fuck them back. Of cause, never get emotional with it. I won’t destroy anything. I will finish all my documentation. They will have enough problems with finding a replacement anyway.
I‘m so done with them.