But bonuses are compensation! At my last job I had a negative slope on my total compensation, because I’d get raises every time that barely beat CPI, but the bonuses kept shrinking by thousands. I ended up quitting because my promotion to team lead came with a net pay cut and the CTO refused a pay increase flat. And thus ended eight years, because they wouldn’t pay me as much as my colleagues, and cut enough bonuses and perks that I was making thousands less than I used to make.