When My Year-End Bonus Shrank by 28 Times
Language: en
At the beginning of the year, Mr. Sterling patted my shoulder and said, "We're projecting a $4 million profit! Core employees will split a 10% profit-sharing bonus pool!" I went home and told my husband I could get $80,000. He was absolutely thrilled, saying we could finally pay off a chunk of our mortgage early. On December 22nd, my phone buzzed: "Payroll deposit: $2,800." I stared at that number for a long time, thinking I had misread it. My husband asked how much I got. When I said $2,800, the spatula in his hand dropped straight to the kitchen floor. I went to the finance department to…