[DanielHB]

This is the first time I ever hear of temporary "retention bonuses" in big Cos to avoid poaching.

So I guess the hype was worse back them because I don't think anyone is getting them now haha.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

Yeah, once they were sure that the whole .com thing imploded, the bonuses went away. Then we used the lack of bonuses as leverage for raises :-)