2021 bonus discussion

Title pretty much says it all. There was a similar discussion last year and i'm sure it was pretty helpful for everyone trying to get a sense of average compensation across funds for the year. So lets all hear some numbers.be sure to include the following so that there's a reasonable way to compare data points

Base/bonus

Years of experience/seniority

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