[coredog64]

I generally agree with your premise, but wages are sticky, economically speaking. There might be a few people here who'd be okay with fluctuations of 10 or 20 percent in their salary on an annual basis, but by and large, most people would expect that there's not a decrease in their salary over time.

[arca_vorago]

I feel like I'm missing something here, could you elaborate more? I didn't say anything about wages decreasing over time, unless you are referencing the part of my comment about an employer trying to make me go hourly.

[humanrebar]

> ...most people would expect that there's not a decrease in their salary over time.

So why don't companies give more aggressive bonuses then? It would help with retention if nothing else.

[Eridrus]

Unless you have a good track record of awarding bonuses people are skeptical that you will actually pay bonuses.