#compensation

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC director and officer Daniel H. Schulman reported a compensation-related award of phantom stock linked to the company’s common shares. On this Form 4, he acquired 183.933 units of phantom stock at an indicated value of $14.47 per unit through a deferred compensation plan.

Ontario college presidents' salaries remained high in 2025 despite widespread layoffs. The college sector faced significant challenges, including campus closures and program cuts. A federal cap on international students heavily impacted college revenues. The top five presidents averaged around $507,000 in compensation. Humber College stated its executive compensation follows sector standards.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11749224/ontario-college-president-salaries-2025/

I'm not even trying anymore. If they want to fire me, I don't care. I'm not paid enough to work hard or give a damn.

They’ll say it’s better than nothing 2% across the board No incentive to go above and beyond Bonus should be good though Guess they just didn’t want any permanent base increases

Any insight or comments on the culture of Exxon's trade floor in Houston? I'm considering a job there, but don't have a lot of insight into it and understand it is 'transitioning' with their 3rd attempt to create a trading organization. What is comp like for system traders and crude/product traders? How is culture?

Please stop the layoff immediately id--ts !

Cut your salaries and compensation to raise employees wages and benefits. F-c k yo id--ts at Intel

Nuveen Plans £175m Staff Retention Pot for Schroders Employees

https://citywire.com/new-model-adviser/news/nuveen-commits-to-keeping-cazenove-and-plans-175m-staff-retention-pot/a2485807

You get 3% or less wage increase while they are living their dream from your sweat and tears. You can’t get paid your incentive pay on time. You will be asked for even higher performance, but no pay increase. It’s the hurtz way.

As the CEO of Hertz Global Holdings (appointed April 2024), Gil West received a total compensation package of $35.18 million in the 2024 fiscal year. The package was largely driven by a $33 million stock award, with a base salary of $1.125 million to $1.5 million, according to Salary.com research and Justia filings.
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Compensation Breakdown (Hertz):
Total Compensation: ~$35.18 million.
Base Salary: $1.5 million (annualized).
Stock Awards: $32.3 million in sign-on grants.
Incentives: Target annual bonus of at least 150% of base salary.

From the Detroit News:
Ford Motor Co. reported the value of CEO Jim Farley's 2025 compensation package as $27.5 million - up11% from 2024's $24.9 million.
The total package that Farley, 63, earned in 2025 included an unchanged base salary of $1.7 million and lower stock awards. The package value's increase was attributable to a higher bonus from meeting company objectives, primarily around quality and software revenues per vehicle, according to an annual proxy statement filed Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Dearborn automaker's adjusted operating profit of $6.8 billion, however, was lower than expected because of tariffs and an aluminum shortage stemming from fires at supplier Novelis Inc.
Farley's bonuses increased 2.5 times to almost $5.746 million after the automaker met performance targets, resulting in a 130% company-wide performance factor, which also is attributed as Farley's individual performance factor, according to the report. The CEO previously told employees the achievement would be reflected in white-collar bonuses.
Quality goals included metrics related to the vehicle when it is sold as well as after three months of ownership. Costs related to recalls and warranties have weighed on the automaker's balance sheets, but executives have emphasized the biggest burden is from older vehicles and that new vehicles coming off the line now are some of the company's best-quality products. Ford's executive compensation seeks to incentivize the work being done that year.
The automaker reported the value of Farley's stock awards had decreased at $18.9 million, though a fraction of that has vested so far. The total value could differ based on Ford's stock value when those awards vest after a certain amount of time or, for most, the performance metric is met.
In 2025, the company recorded a net loss of $8.2 billion because of one-time special charges related to redeploying assets for its electric vehicle business. It also distributed profit-sharing bonuses of approximately $6,780 to 56,300 eligible autoworkers and another 1,490 employees who retired last year.
Farley's total compensation amounted to 295 times the median annual total compensation of all Ford employees last year: $93,397. That was up from 253 times in 2024, when the median employee compensation was $98,273.
Farley's package also included almost $1.2 million in other compensation such as use of private aircraft and company vehicles, which was up year-over-year.
Executive Chair Bill Ford's total compensation was $20.3 million in 2025, down from $20.4 million in 2024. The package included an unchanged $1.7 million salary. His stock awards were lower at $14.7 million. Bonuses were up 2.5 times to more than $1.69 million.
The total compensation for Vice Chair John Lawler, who was chief financial officer until Feb. 5 in 2025, was about $11.8 million in 2024, up 26%. His salary was up to $1.3 million. The $7.6 million in stock awards as reported were up. Bonuses were up to $2.2 million.
Chief Financial Officer Sherry House's compensation was $8.4 million, which included a $920,250 base salary, $5.8 million in stock awards and a $1.4 million bonus.
Ford Pro President Alicia Boler Davis, who joined the company in October, had a package valued at almost $19 million. Her base salary was more than $309,000. She received a $3.25 million signing bonus, $14.7 million in stock awards and a $650,000 performance bonus.
Doug Field is Ford's chief EV, digital and design officer. His compensation of $15.3 million was down 1.7%. His base salary rose to almost $550,000. The value of his stock awards was reported lower at $13.9 million. Bonuses totaled almost almost $540,000, a decrease.
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa received a compensation package of about $6.3 million last year after taking over as the top boss of the automaker in June. Stellantis' former CEO, Carlos Tavares, was paid about $14 million by the company in 2025 after leaving the automaker in December 2024.
General Motors Co. hasn't released its executive compensation numbers for 2023. Its proxy statement usually is filed in April. In 2024, GM CEO Mary Barra received a $29.5 million package.
Ford will host its annual meeting on May 14.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2026/03/27/ford-ceo-jim-farley-compensation-salary-2025/89345220007/?tbref=hp

How much billion$ was wasted again? I lost count.

Fiserv used to have its pick of top candidates. Now the pay and benefits are so poor that only the people who can't get hired elsewhere will take jobs here. Half the workforce is undervalued and it shows in the quality of new hires.

Anyone notice that the compensation bands have been removed from the internal site? When asked, HR stated that the information has been removed for undisclosed reasons. Thoughts? Theories?

I'm considering a leadership position (band 9) at Lenovo in the LATC org.

Variable bonus target is 14% for this position, but I'm told the org performed well in the past and the bonus has been more like 20% for employees that meet expectations in the past few years. Given LATC was formed only a year ago, I'm guessing this stat is referring to the bigger org (perhaps the CTO org which LATC is under)

Can anyone at Lenovo confirm this stat? Can anyone confirm they got ~20% bonus for meeting or slightly exceeding expectations?

2%?! WThey are pushing people to leave. We essentially just took a pay cut with inflation.

I started my career at a startup, then joined EM, and after a few years I moved to Amazon. I see a lot of comments claiming that big tech companies are just as toxic as XOM, but that hasn’t been my experience. Amazon is competitive, sure, but it’s a much healthier kind of competition. At XOM, people would take credit for your work or try to humiliate you if you weren’t part of their internal “cult.” My experience at Amazon has been nothing like that. I’m not saying everything is perfect, but the benefits, pay, and overall environment are significantly better, and the competition feels more professional rather than personal. For me XOM culture was way too toxic.

Is this percentage often adjusted to hit a certain dollar amount based on where you are in salary range or is it strictly tied to rating (met etc)?

What are the thoughts behind this transition? Do you think this is go move or bad move? What are the rumors on how quota is going to be and if we are getting a comp increase decrease or change to salary? Just any more information about this transition would be appreciated. Crazy times right now at Verizon. (Posted this on other VzW thread got no responses sorry)

Want to know what Bandy paid himself for his nonsense.

Just know that here only big people make the most money with this company. Grade 10 and below will be kept at the lowest level on purpose for years so that they don’t have to pay more and can keep working like robots :(

If I make it to EOQ, I've done that quarters work. If I leave before the quaterly service bonus pays out end of April, do I still get that pay?

What are the thoughts behind this transition? Do you think this is go move or bad move? What are the rumors on how quota is going to be and if we are getting a comp increase decrease or change to salary? Just any more information about this transition would be appreciated. Crazy times right now at Verizon.

Cree Lighting faces two class-action lawsuits in federal court. These lawsuits follow the termination of 172 employees in March. Complaints allege the company violated federal and state WARN acts. Workers claim they did not receive the required 60-day layoff notice. The suits seek compensation for lost wages and benefits.

Racine, Wisconsin

https://dailyreporter.com/2026/03/24/cree-lighting-lawsuits-racine-layoffs-warn-act/

Is it only Maurice that gets a yes?

Need to backfill a role? We get no.
Need funding for a broken process? We get no.
Need funding to improve a process or build a client request? We get no.
Want to promote a hard worker? We get no.
Want to give money to a deserving employee? We get no.

Culture? No. WFH? No. PTO parity? No

I guess old Mo is the only one who gets a yes.

Want to hear a joke? Gunjan made 16 million in total pay last year. My best friend JR made 10 million. Meanwhile the people whose hard work this company made record-breaking profits on are told that the money isn't there for bonuses or raises. Employee appreciation week? Here's a bag of doritos, have fun. Tech isn't working correctly? Can't afford to fix it.

Bunch of undeserving piles of worthless trash those two are. Eat cr-p.

Gas prices jumping just in time for return to office! Who else is stoked?! Good thing my comp review rewarded me 800 extra dollars for the whole year! Just in time

2 years since the last review anyone actually got the raise that Jenny Ragged-one sent the email saying its getting paid this month?

Or was the email more fake news?

This will send the stock on a run. Comp will follow.

We’re so back.

“ AIG has committed to 25% of McGill’s $1.6 billion gross premiums written specialty portfolio, allowing it to deploy capital at scale. The use of McGill’s digital platform and agentic AI simplifies the underwriting process.”

No LTI replacement yet? Really? Employee first? Employee focus? When was the last update?

So are they laying off at close with these delayed announcements?

Fun morale booster.

Is the now tech strategy different from MD’s? and if not, aside from new LT appointments, why the layoffs considering a justification was given for the last reorg was mere months ago.

Is the comp bleeding that bad?

with the state of affairs, and the state of the job market in IT in general, if you had a job offer for a similar salary, less but close, less benefits, hard to match the swoosh, would you take it, or hold out at the swoosh for the 'promise' of long term employment for the extra 20k+ per year, maybe 30k if staying, but of course high risk.

that might be a d-mb question, I think anyone reading this just laughed?

Record profits? Cut people, more for the top. Rough quarter? Cut people, more for the top. The math never changes. We just end up on the wrong side of it every time.

….well here is my new AI skills showcasing a tale around the Humana experience in the last 8 months.

Once upon a time, in a kingdom not marked on any map, there stood a towering castle called Evergain. From the outside, its golden spires gleamed with promise, and travelers spoke in hushed admiration of the opportunities said to lie within its walls. But those who worked inside knew a different story.

The ruler of Evergain was a calculating figure known only as the Steward. Cloaked in polished words and grand proclamations, the Steward often spoke of loyalty, fairness, and shared success. Each year, the Steward would gather the castle’s workers—scribes, builders, planners, and keepers—and speak of how deeply their contributions were valued.

One winter, as frost clung to the castle windows, the Steward announced a grand offering: an Early Departure Pact. Those who accepted it would be rewarded with generous coin and the chance to leave their duties behind with dignity. The hall buzzed with cautious excitement. Many who had long served the castle saw this as a rare and welcome gift.

But there was a catch.

The Steward declared that certain roles—those deemed “critical to the kingdom’s future”—were forbidden from accepting the pact. These workers, who often carried the heaviest burdens, were told they were too important to leave. While others were given a choice, they were bound more tightly than ever.

Still, many accepted the offer and departed with relief. Yet not long after the farewell feasts had ended, something strange began to happen. New faces appeared in the castle—fresh recruits filling the very roles that had just been vacated. Whispers spread through the corridors: If the roles could be filled so quickly, were they ever truly meant to disappear?

Meanwhile, those labeled “critical” found their situation growing heavier. Despite their increased workload and unwavering service, no additional coin was granted to them when the time for raises came. The Steward praised their importance in speeches, yet their purses remained unchanged.

Then came the Festival of Rewards, when bonuses were distributed based on the kingdom’s success. In years past, this had been a time of celebration. But now, the coins handed out were fewer than expected. The Steward explained that the kingdom’s fortunes were tied together—that the performance of all determined the reward of each. And so, even those who had labored tirelessly received less than they had earned.

The workers began to see the pattern clearly.

Those who could leave were encouraged to go—but then replaced.
Those who could not leave were praised—but not rewarded.
And all were told the system was fair—while feeling, deep down, that it was not.

Among them was a quiet group who began to speak—not loudly, but persistently. They did not shout or rebel. Instead, they shared truths, compared stories, and held onto a simple idea: that words alone were not enough, and that fairness must be shown through action.

Over time, their voices grew stronger—not through force, but through clarity.

And though the Steward still ruled from the high tower, something had shifted in Evergain. The illusion had cracked. The workers no longer mistook polished promises for justice, nor praise for fairness.

And as in all good fairy tales, that was the beginning of change.

Is cost-cutting only for lower bands? I know a Director who gave a sermon on cost-cutting and budget cuts happening across, and that's how he needed to "release" team members. After a few weeks, he got promoted with a big pay increase. So then, is it that no more budget issues for his team? I am seeing several promotions and pay increases for Band 5/6 and above. If the company is in such a budget-cutting mode, how come all senior levels are getting pay increases and promotions recently?

I don't understand how they are receiving a 83% match per dollar from the company along with their pension.

I heard directly from our delegate that the company turned down talks about increasing the match for new hires. We instead get this cps 4k which really amounts to not much more then our stock together payout which has now come to an end.

The company is just moving money around, giving the illusion that the new hires are getting something new. What I find funny is how the pension band increase each year by 1% which is more then the cps payout.

Optimum Communications Inc Class A (OPTU) has provided an announcement.

On March 12, 2026, Optimum Communications, Inc.’s compensation committee approved deferred cash awards for key executives, including CEO Dennis Mathew, CFO Marc Sirota, General Counsel & Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer Michael Olsen, and President, Consumer Services Michael Parker, as part of its 2026 long-term incentive program. One-third of each award will vest on December 14 of 2026, 2027, and 2028, contingent on continued service, with grants valued at $5 million for Mathew, $1.75 million for Sirota, $1.5 million for Olsen, and $1.125 million for Parker.

The deferred cash awards will constitute 50% of the 2026 long-term incentive package, with the remaining portion expected to be delivered as cash performance awards under the company’s existing 2017 long-term incentive plan, effectively replacing restricted stock units used in prior years. Executive long-term incentive targets, base salaries, and bonus plan targets remain unchanged from 2025, but the committee has shifted to setting and evaluating bonus performance on a quarterly basis, which may tighten alignment between pay and short-term operational results and provide more frequent performance feedback to senior leadership.

FULL ARTICLE --> https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/Tipranks/756219/optimum-communications-adopts-new-executive-long-term-incentive-plan/

Can anyone shed light on why would one decline the LTI/RSU offer?

Can someone moving from c12 to c13 plan for the mid part of the salary range of a c13 in the US? Or will it be at the low end of a c13 range?

For those who have left or have received termination letter, what are the severance amounts vs estimate? Please state YEE and % difference between estimate and actual.