NewRKLD44

EOY Bonus and Refreshers for "New Grad"

Hi everyone! A brief intro, I started working as an SWE about 6 months ago and am at a crossroads in terms of objectives but also approaching my first EOY Reviews period and had a few questions about performance bonus and RSU refreshers. I've been exceeding expectations since my first day and have been pretty proud of my work as well as of the feedback I get from teammates, managers, and employees from other teams/services. It's going to be my first Performance bonus/RSU refresher and I was wondering if there was a way to navigate this without being completely clueless and blind to everything that goes into this process for my first year. Is it common to address this with my direct manager? Asking him what historically he has been giving his reporters, or reporters who have been exceeding expectations (In performance bonus %, in RSUs $ amount) so that I can more easily place myself on the spectrum. Or directly ask him what he believes my bonus will be as a range? I am also questioning whether my company will raise my base without promoting me to adjust to inflation rate etc... Overall I'm approaching the EOY period with a lot of questions about how my TC will evolve and would like to get tips on how to approach this on the inside, or for people to let me know if that is something I shouldn't even bring up and just wait patiently to get the news in my inbox. All opinions are welcome! Edit: My promised performance bonus is 9% of base salary TC: 160k YOE: 6mo #tc #bonus #performance #performancebonus #RSU #stock #review #reviews #refresher #refreshers #increase #promotion #base #salary #raise #engineering #software #swe

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obese Oct 25, 2022

Lower your expectations

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RKLD44 OP Oct 25, 2022

Taking note of that, thanks ;)

Netflix del31fg Oct 25, 2022

“<manager>, how do you see my comp evolving this year given my performance so far?” just ask. but also: 1. no company will adjust anything due to inflation. that is the wrong metric. they will adjust due to market and also due to its own ability to meet or exceed that market rate. 2. 6 months is a long time, but not nearly that long. did you officially get an exceeds rating?

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RKLD44 OP Oct 25, 2022

Right, would this have any repercussions if the company isn't used to increasing comps after good EOY reviews? Thanks for the feedback

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RKLD44 OP Oct 25, 2022

I can definitely see how 6 months is still short. I've had some official reviews about exceeding expectations but not as important as EOY reviews