New company Hire Date vs current company bonus payout

Leaf Group / Ops
cITc60

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Jan 8, 2019 11 Comments

Today is 1.7.19 and the offered start date is 2.19.19. I just realized that my current company pays out bonus in 03.01.19 or 03.15.18. Should I try to negotiate the hire date to March or does the company just see me as a bad person for thinking about just getting bonus and leaving.

Have others had experience with this before?

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  • Intel / Eng
    xdCS17

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    xdCS17
    Check the details of your bonus payout. Many companies will pay annual bonuses as long as you were employed on Dec 31 of the previous year.
    Jan 8, 2019 2
  • Airbnb
    bobody

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    bobody
    How do you just realize this? This should have been an imp consideration during negotiation or offer acceptance?
    Jan 8, 2019 0
  • Leaf Group / Ops
    cITc60

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    Well I guess it was worded wrong. My hire date is in Feb but the bonus payout for last year is in March. Do I negotiate to see if I can start later after the bonus payout ? Or is that just bad manners.
    Jan 8, 2019 2
  • Lyft / Other
    Newa

    Go to company page Lyft Other

    Newa
    Yes. Wait for bonus if it's significant money to you else don't worry.
    Jan 8, 2019 0
  • Leaf Group / Ops
    cITc60

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    My comp package does kinda include it with a sign on bonus but the comp negotiations started in Dec’18. And it just happened to be they were okay with Feb-19-19. Didn’t think they were ever going to be close to the bonus payout date.
    Jan 8, 2019 0