"always a last resort" from the same pigfu-ker who does the exact same thing every fiscal year.
25% mid-year bonus. Why even bother at that point? Just make it 0% and own the fact you're insulting anyone who can't escape and has to stick around to get Chucked. Maybe save a couple people's jobs so they can get sacrificed to juice the FY25 books.
Spent weeks planning this and can't even announce the details the same day, got to spend a weekend polishing up the linkedin and worrying about your future.
Maybe if you want long-term value, you need good employees to stick around to plan & execute for long-term? Instead of planning & executing their own escape to a stable company?