It's pretty easy to see when a profile was created. Theirs was created 5-6 years...

alistairSH · on Jan 20, 2023

€7,300 is chump change

Spoken like a true tech bro.

In most suburban areas of the US, that's ~3-4 months rent.

Or more than a year of car payments.

Or a year and a half of groceries for an average American family.

"Chump change" LOL.

jhatax · on Jan 20, 2023

Calling a bonus chump change is reductive. Two key items to consider:

1) You don't know the size of the bonus relative to their annual salary. If this is a 10%+ bonus, it's sizable.

2) The bonus was given to all -- "have jointly agreed to pay all eligible employees a special lump sum bonus of up to 7,300 euros"

I can't recall an American company that gave out bonuses that satisfied both criteria listed above in the last 3-5 years of intense hardship.

Edit: Added specificity on bonus eligibility

gambiting · on Jan 20, 2023

I work in tech and the biggest bonuses I ever received were about £5-6k(pre tax too). That's pretty good money to be given as a bonus.

pjc50 · on Jan 20, 2023

https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Mercedes-Benz-Group-Stuttga... : "The average Mercedes-Benz Group salary ranges from approximately $39,314 per year for a Customer Service Representative to $141,969 per year for a Manager"

Looks like a month's pay for the top end, and several months for the lower end, depending on what the bonus rank cutoff is (interns aren't going to get it)

eddsh1994 · on Jan 20, 2023

In Europe that's a good bonus in a place the average income is around 35k...

whatatita · on Jan 20, 2023

Nah, 7'300 is a good bonus. I've never heard of a five-figure bonus outside of FAANG or long-standing senior positions in old companies such as law firm or banking.