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Maria · 14 Aug 2025
Publisher
Overheard a guy [fresh grad] in an online interview ask, “Will there be a promising bonus every year?” and I was like… KID! That’s a hard pass from employers. FYI im not saying it wrong to ask, but he could’ve phrased it better. Maybe something like, “How do you see this role evolving in 3 years? Will there be opportunities for promotion?” That way, you’ll sound like someone serious about growth. And from their answer will reveal a lot about the company culture w/o you having to ask directly 😉
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Anon770056 · 14 Aug 2025
Tbh i prefer to ask directly. As a future employee, i want to know whether the company values growth and transparency. If they aren’t open about future plans, I’d shift the question to something like, ‘What’s the average increment rate in the company?’
Nowadays, transparency is important. Not just me, to everyone as well
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Alan · 16 Aug 2025
Field Engineer
Before the company ask what can employees contribute to the company, the company should ask themself, what can they provide to the employees
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notuncler0ger · 15 Aug 2025
You overheard a candidate in his interview, while I overheard a recruiter chatting with her friend at a café about reviewing applications. Out of nowhere, she did this mocking voice ‘is there any updates on my application’.. then followed with, ‘no, you may not. If you can’t be patient or take a hint, that’s an instant reject for me.’
After that.. i had to leave, so I only caught that part lol. First time I’ve ever heard a recruiter talk about the job like that
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Alif · 19 Aug 2025
Therapist
Not everything has to be sugarcoated. I hate how HR and recruiters hide behjnd the guise of professionalism when questions are actually real and concise.
I mean nobody works for fun. We all work tk provide for our families or ourselves. So it is an important question to ask. It may be trivial to you but bonuses are something that can help other people pull through.
If you cant see it that way, you should exit interview yourself.
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Anon504969 · 14 Aug 2025
I don’t actually find it weird or wrong though, he was just being straight to the point 😅 Not everyone likes to sugarcoat their questions. Personally, I’d probably ask it in another way, maybe like, “Can you share how bonuses are typically structured here?” or “What does performance-based reward look like in this company?” It brings the same meaning, but softer on the ears.
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j0ykillEr4surE · 26 Aug 2025
that kid wont get the job for sure lol
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Anon812303 · 14 Aug 2025
Gen Z kids… what else you expect 😅
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Anon189762 · 14 Aug 2025
he's just being straightforward, that's totally fine. Let just hope the interviewer didn’t take it the wrong way. Another way around, i'd say, tell me about the performance evaluation and merit increase process
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cashcashiswhatineed · 28 Aug 2025
shouldn't ask that during the interview. You ask when you get the offer letter for the job.
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Anon504969 · 14 Aug 2025
Sorry guys.. but if i were the interviewer and the candidate asked me that qn. I'd not give them the job. Raises are earned and based on performance. No employer is going to guarantee future raises.
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