It’s not me, it’s them

In a recent survey of financial professionals by financial hiring firm eFinancialCareers, 34% of the respondents said that the reason they would receive larger bonuses this year was because of their own personal performance. At the same time 52% of the respondents said that the reason they would receive smaller bonuses this year was due to their firm’s performance.

Why will your bonus increase?
Personal performance – 34%
Department performance – 9%
Firm performance – 33%
Changed positions within employer – 7%
Changed employers – 9%
Pay structure changed – 4%
Other – 4%

Why will your bonus decrease?
Personal performance – 3%
Department performance – 9%
Firm performance – 52%
Changed positions within employer – 3%
Changed employers – 11%
Pay structure changed – 14%
Other – 8%

Surprise! Never would’ve expected to see such a blatant lack of personal responsibility out of that lot.

[via BI]