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Bonuses
Roles and practices offering bonuses on top of salary. What to ask before you count one.
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Bonuses, in plain terms.
Bonuses in architecture range from structured profit-share to fully discretionary pots. The headline number matters less than the structure behind it and the practice's track record of paying out.
Before you weigh a bonus in an offer, ask what it is tied to, how it has performed in recent years, and whether any of it is guaranteed. Those three answers tell you most of what you need.
This hub gathers the roles and practices advertising bonuses as part of their offer.
- It is about track record
A bonus that has paid out three years running is worth more than a bigger one that has never landed.
- It is about structure
Ask what the bonus is tied to: practice profit, personal performance, or a discretionary pot.
- It is about wording
Guaranteed beats discretionary in negotiation, so pin the wording down before you sign.
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