This strikes me as very odd. I have worked places where you got a bonus... that was contingent on performance or the company's performance. but i had a decent base salary.

i also worked at one place as a consultant where you had to give "6 months notice"... the spirit of the agreement was that you wouldn't work on a project and quit near the deadline. however, the only penalty was refunding your last bonus.

this deal seems pretty bad... unless the 1/2 the base salary is actual decent and i thin there would need to be very clear criteria for getting more money... it seems like that would be difficult.

the paying if you quit... that seems pretty crazy, how much would you have to pay?