tgotch
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I have been in sales with my current company for over 12 years. Never had many problems with my commissions/bonus. Recently got a new manager, and getting commissions/bonus is becoming a challenge.
A little background: They set our targets Jan 1 of each year. If we go over for the quarter, we get a bonus. Last quarter I went over, but initially was told I did not. I fought it (had documentation for my numbers), and got a bonus, but it was a few thousand dollars (in my estimation) short.
This quarter, they only sent out documentation for one month, so I have no concrete method to audit the numbers fully, but I am over by a significant amount (5 figure bonus). They are claiming they owe me less (again). In addition, they bumped my quarterly target up several hundred thousand dollars, which obviously reduces the bonus . This has never happened previous, as I said, our targets are set at the beginning of the year.
I am not sure what path I should take on this. The manager seems well liked at executive level. Manager always blames corporate incompetence as to why the numbers are wrong (In mgr's defense, we have had some turnover in that dept). It's almost like this has become a negotiation process to get paid every quarter. It shouldn't be like this.
Do I need to get an attorney involved? Dept. of Labor? Any suggestions?
A little background: They set our targets Jan 1 of each year. If we go over for the quarter, we get a bonus. Last quarter I went over, but initially was told I did not. I fought it (had documentation for my numbers), and got a bonus, but it was a few thousand dollars (in my estimation) short.
This quarter, they only sent out documentation for one month, so I have no concrete method to audit the numbers fully, but I am over by a significant amount (5 figure bonus). They are claiming they owe me less (again). In addition, they bumped my quarterly target up several hundred thousand dollars, which obviously reduces the bonus . This has never happened previous, as I said, our targets are set at the beginning of the year.
I am not sure what path I should take on this. The manager seems well liked at executive level. Manager always blames corporate incompetence as to why the numbers are wrong (In mgr's defense, we have had some turnover in that dept). It's almost like this has become a negotiation process to get paid every quarter. It shouldn't be like this.
Do I need to get an attorney involved? Dept. of Labor? Any suggestions?
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