#bonus

You dont get it!

Even if its within your notice period.

(unless its a retirement)

Plan accordingly!

Does anyone know if for those of us that were impacted yesterday if we can still receive a performance bonus for 2025?

What is your interpretation of the statement by CFO at kickoff —

“For every employee the bonus structure will shift to reflect the overall company performance”

How is this different from previous years? Just an excuse to water down already meager bonuses?

were bonus numbers flat to last year ?

Will they be better or worse than recently?

The irony - People who were responsible to lose the contract are rewarded with continuing employment and perhaps bonus while all people not even remotely connected are fired.

CEO and their cronies - "I take full responsibility and willing to sacrifice 2500 wonderful and talented colleagues for my stupid mistakes"

How do you find the pay range for your role should be and what your target bonus is? I used to be able to look up any roles for hire with same title, but currently no roles with my job title are available.

BM: We had a best quarter and best year!

WTF..worst pay hike, bonus and RSU’s ever. Where the money going?

So I got a 3% merit and 13% bonus which was about the same as last year. How about y'all? 👀

Planning on submitting two weeks notice on the 19th, which would mark my last day sometime in March, after bonus gets paid out. Assuming I don’t get let go immediately and work until my last day in March, would I still be paid out my bonus or is it possible that it wouldn’t get paid out? I don’t think they would let me go immediately due to KT sessions, but wasn’t sure how it would work

Just when you think these vultures can't get any lower, they skrewed people out of their hard earned bonus. People worked 11 months of the year, were rated meets, and got the unexpected shaft. So glad I got out of this toxic environment. They will do anything to skrew you. #Toxic #Shaft

Since it’s Thursday, I guess my manager is just fully committed to avoiding me about my merit/bonus conversation.

Don’t be fooled by the bonus when they try to feed you the eNPS survey shortly after thinking you’ll respond more favorably while you're fat and happy. That is all this is.

For those that got an IM or NI, what was your comp discussion like? Any raise and what bonus?

This was my first full year and got IM at year end for basically no reason. Whatever.

• No raise … I’m already paid on the higher end of my title, also located in major hub

• Bonus … same $ as stated in my offer letter, about 15%

15 percent of high performers across all band levels are be rated as low performers to reduce bonus pay outs. This is the next move on attrition. Next steps may be pips and subsequent layoffs. You would think a company as large as IBM would be able to handle this differently. Hopefully people who know they are high performers that get a low performance review know this has nothing to do with them and everything to do with the dysfunctional management team at IBM.

Bonus is the same as last year. Anyone else?

Rumors are that the 2026 bonus pool (paid next month) is not fully funded.

Not sure what this means - whole company, specific business units, etc.

How does this compare to previous years?

Any details on bonus?

I am 602 and no salary increase for me, but I received 10% bonus. My manager told you are getting highest salary for 602 and no more possibility of hike. I received rating SSO.

Do you think I apply for 603 positions internally, would I get a raise?

Well how about that

Anyone else’s excited for their Sharing Success award! Such a thoughtful thing our company does, rewarding us with a whopping 65 units….
The RSUs and cash bonuses are pathetic.
Meanwhile, BM (Bowel Movement) unloads nearly 17k shares for just under $1m in the middle of each month.

Hello fellow displaced employees, do you know if we get any kind of communication or advance notice that will be getting a bonus or do we just find out by checking our bank account on February 13?

Is it a problem? He moderate bonus. Big project he put everyone name in to take credit. Let my demoted old boss take my just assigned work which is half way done. Tolerate any team member misbehavior to keep everyone a job! Rate everyone 3 to tell HR no difference effort when Citi changed to performance base. Switch work assignment to make smart ones to teach dead wood. Should I be nice and cover all deadwood in my team? Is my team overstuffed? But claimed understaffed?

I just got a communication (I was laid off June) that I will be receiving my bonus at a pro rated rate hence missing last 5 months Dam!!!

Communication theoretically begins today - what is the word?

Has anyone had their review yet?

When will bonus and / or SIP for our sales colleagues get paid out this year. anyone heard?

And, if so, will we get a pay sheet showing the amount a week before?

I just need to blow off some steam. Anyone else think the review process is fu--ing stupid? I’m so tired of it. Every year, EVERY YEAR, they change the god damn format and make it more difficult than the year before. They move the goalposts on our evaluations so we receive the bare minimum increase on top of our bonuses. I’m tired of being held responsible for things that are outside of the responsibilities of my position. It’s bullsh-t. I’ve submitted my review twice now only for it to be sent back bc I was missing some things. No explanation, no direction. Just forwarded emails. The review process in this organization is fu--ing stupid and ridiculous and honestly? They don’t even look at them. They just want them completed so they can sign off on them. I know this to be true bc I’ve used the same verbiage in my personal comments for years now. They don’t look. They only care about paying the least they can pay. These reviews are a fu--ing headache.

Just so people are aware, TI just substantially cut profit sharing for 2026 onward. We all basically got a large pay cut.

Coworkers laid off last week, this week I hear the product I work on is being gutted. Some will move to other areas, others will be let go. For the “lucky ones” that remain, it feels like we are left behind on a sinking ship. Lower 401k, no hopes for promotion, they removed our bonuses, and after the earnings call today it seems things will continue to get worse. Besides the people I work with I can’t think of a single positive thing about working for this company, and ironically they’re in the process of wrecking that last part. The toughest part is that we can’t complain about low morale because that is by design. Leadership wants people to hate their job so they quit. Things are looking bleak - decided to start looking outside the company today.

Please post your VCIP guesses below. The closest guess gets a pretend pizza party!

A question to those employees riffed in late 2025 who had a last employment date in December, were you promised the full AIP payout in 2026 (whatever that ends up being...)? Same question to employees that set their retirement date in December 2025? Were you promised full AIP payout in March 2026? Trying to do some planning for the near future.

Just got an email telling us that we are getting a 1100 cash reward!

Question is, is there going to be a follow-up saying we have to wait 3 years to get it? LOL Also, is this generosity in lieu of getting a raise this year? LOL

Bonus for lead and Senior software engineer?

Expect a weak earnings print and disappointing bonuses. The setup is already clear.

Revenue growth is barely positive and EPS is expected to decline year over year. Legacy segments continue to drag results while growth areas aren’t scaling fast enough to offset it. Meanwhile, the balance sheet is still weighed down by massive debt, limiting flexibility and magnifying every misstep.

Billions have been spent on buybacks at higher prices, yet the stock continues to underperform peers and the broader market. That’s textbook value destruction, capital out the door with nothing to show for it. Analysts have responded by trimming expectations, not raising them.

On the cost side, operating expenses are creeping higher while productivity gains remain elusive. Decisions that add friction instead of efficiency show up quietly in margins and execution, even if they’re never called out directly.

Bonuses follow the numbers. Flat growth, declining EPS, weak stock performance, and constrained free cash flow don’t justify upside payouts. At best, expect tight targets. At worst, expect “discipline.”

Predictions on bonus %

What is the best time for Sabbatical considering YE performance reviews, compensation discussions and bonus decisions

Any VCIP guesses? I’m thinking 120%