Ask HN: What do you do when your offer letter got rid of the bonus promised?

Re:Ask HN: What do you do when your offer letter got rid of ... by batmaniam on Monday March 28, 2022 @05:12PM (#30835630)

You already signed the letter, so technically the company doesn't have to pay you your verbal bonus. Definitely ask about it to HR because you don't lose anything by doing so, but don't expect them to correct the mistake. In their eyes, they just got an engineer on the cheap, which benefits them immensely.

If they don't correct it, look at your compensation and decide if it's still worth working there. If not, polish up that resume! Remember, business is business. If you're not being paid fairly, you have every right to leave for something better, and don't feel bad about it.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you do when your offer letter got rid of ... by SR2Z on Monday March 28, 2022 @06:05PM (#30836198)

> In their eyes, they just got an engineer on the cheap, which benefits them immensely.

There's something to be said for the idea of "I want someone to do an important job well, so I need to pay them enough."

You wouldn't expect an American senior software engineer to make $30k a year, and Google or Meta or whoever the fuck wouldn't even _consider_ hiring something for a role that important for that little.

Getting engineers for _slightly_ cheaper is great! Getting engineers for actually cheap is dangerous.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you do when your offer letter got rid of ... by solarmist on Monday March 28, 2022 @08:55PM (#30837443)

Decent companies will correct this, mediocre companies will exploit this.

Decent companies don’t want to turn a new employee bitter and so will resolve this; not always by paying it, but definitely by taking it seriously. Compromises are always possible.

If it wasn’t a huge hiring bonus or something like that, the better companies will just pay it to keep the new employee happy.

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