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Re: Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit

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Post by JJMcJ » Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC

outside1234 wrote: post #586

JJMcJ wrote: post #585

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The compensation expert Graef Crystal was for a long time a consultant to executives who were negotiating their contingent bonus packages. Sometimes there wouldn't be any bonus at all in bad quarters/years and his clients would claim bitterly to him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graef_Crystal As to eBay, for people who aren't truly poor, running your expenses up so close to the limit that losing 6% means your financ…

Welcome to Silicon Valley, where people bid the most they possibly could afford, assuming a great bonus, for everything.

I know people like that. And their lives are quite stressful as a result.

Re: Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit

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Post by Oddskar » Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 8:02 PM UTC

xref wrote: post #223

Everyone is focusing on the bonus part of the story but man, I really enjoyed the computing history about working inside DEC in those days. Anyone got other good computing history books/stories to recommend? I really enjoyed Masters of Doom and Hard Drive (about old-testament Gates, not new-dove Gates)

"Dealers of Lightning" is a delight. You'll get a lot of insights to where key people in computing came from.

Re: Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit

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Post by oarsinsync » Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 9:06 PM UTC

minitoar wrote: post #672

oarsinsync wrote: post #671

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Counterpoint: a dozen chocolate covered donuts are under 3€ in Lidl. Same size as a KKD, made fresh in store that day too

Maybe this food is cheaper in the EU? At a Lidl in Virginia, a dozen donuts is still about $8.

Maybe. KKD glazed are still like 1,70€ a unit though.

Re: Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit

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Post by edem » Sun, Apr 25, 2021, 7:35 AM UTC

atypmorn wrote: post #72

In my last job I worked at a company that paid slightly below the market rate, not including the bonus. At the time I got the job, I didn't realise that I was already being significantly underpaid. I thought it was a bit low but didn't realise the extent of it. So when I got the new job, I was blown over by the huge jump in salary and couldn't be happier. What was better? I was entitled to receive each year up to a 1…

Which company is this?