Are you happy with your bonus this year?

[Uncle Buck]

About as Falmer as Moulescoomb

It beats having to go to Durrington everyday, which I did for 18 months.

 

[Stinky Kat]

none of you deserve a bonus. your on here all day.

only while Im waiting for downloads.........honest

 

[Grendel]

I'm happy with mine, as I didn't think I'd be getting a bonus at all.

 

[Timbo]

It's an interesting time around here, despite all the hype, bonuses are not quite as high as the press frenzy suggested a few weeks ago

Found out this morning and it's f***ing huge! I'm having two weeks in a villa in Italy on it next year thank you very much.

 

[dwayne]

Re: Re: Are you happy with your bonus this year?

They never are funnily enough. Most traders I know are moaning for effect but I think the pot was bigger than usual this year.

It is a traders perogative to moan about the size of their bonus, it wouldn't be right if they didn't. They've just got to make sure they bank it safely before leaving


A lot depends on the bank, I suppose. Goldman Sachs give the PA's - 30% for gods sake!! - where as the second tier bank I've just moved to will be far more stingy with the Front, back and middle office staff

 

[Simster]

There was an article in page 5 of the Times two weeks ago that suggested Goldman Sachs (where I am contracting) have a WARCHEST of 11 billion*. If they split that between all employees, it would work out as 440k each. As usual though, less than 0.5% of the workforce will see any of the real money - but nonetheless there would be mutiny here if bonuses weren't satifactory given recent performance.

Obviously I'm self employed, but my bonus is another year's extension - that'll do me.



*Either USD or GBP - can't remember which

 

[Barrel of Fun]

It beats having to go to Durrington everyday, which I did for 18 months.

That deserves more than a Xmas bonus in itself

 

[Uncle Buck]

That deserves more than a Xmas bonus in itself

But I am in Chatham today, that deserves a medal....

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Re: Re: Are you happy with your bonus this year?

They never are funnily enough. Most traders I know are moaning for effect but I think the pot was bigger than usual this year.

That's interesting to know - I think we will find out our numbers today. Not holding my breath, guess it will be similar to recent years.

 

[Gwylan]

But I am in Chatham today, that deserves a medal....

Pikey.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

About 15% of my yearly salary so I'm happy with that!

 

[Uncle Buck]

Pikey.

I was late in due to caravans on the M26...

 

[Albion Dan]

My company is due to float soon so they are keeping all there money to make the books look good, better bloody come good when they go to market for us though!!!!

 

[Chicken Run]

very much so, best year yet

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Whats a bonus

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Bonus ? A job would be nice

Ditto

 

[Lokki 7]

Re: Re: Re: Are you happy with your bonus this year?

That's interesting to know - I think we will find out our numbers today. Not holding my breath, guess it will be similar to recent years.

Good luck. I'm out tonight with a Morgan Stanley sales trader who finds out today. Could be a big celebration or a drown your sorrows evening. Either way

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Ditto

bloody students

 

[surrey jim]

£500 and a decent chineese followed by lots of drinking, all paid for

 

[tedebear]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Are you happy with your bonus this year?

Good luck. I'm out tonight with a Morgan Stanley sales trader who finds out today. Could be a big celebration or a drown your sorrows evening. Either way

We had a couple of years where the bar next to the office in CW was pre booked and champagne flowed like water - we also had a few years where people banked bonuses and ran - I'd say this year will be similar if not the same as last - middle of the road....