Title says it all, I am about to make the jump to a new firm, and want to know how that might affect my year end bonus? For context, I am moving to a top BB from a lower BB.
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You don’t get paid. If money is on your mind, wait til you get your bonus paid, not announced and then jump ship.
Got it. OP here, that makes sense. I started applying to lateral as soon as my first year bonus hit but it took a few months. I was just curious if there is any precedent for the new bank to pay a full year bonus to lateral hires. Though your response was the the answer I expected
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