My Husband Got a $140,000 Bonus and Is Thinking About Leaving His Job 

I would probably stay at a job where I get a 140 k bonus.

Don't forget the taxes that are taken out of the bonus, like 40%!

Maybe the dude just needs a 1-2 weeks vacation, get his head straight. That always helps me when I feel overwhelmed--be terrible to leave a great opportunity.

I was handed a $10K bonus check (on $150k income) the same day that I was planning on giving my notice. Decided to put it off for two weeks! Yep, felt kind of weird. No regrets though.

This makes me feel like I am doing life wrong

Dang, he must really hate his job if he is considering leaving it and he’s making that kind of money.

John Delony subtly hinting for a $140k bonus from Dave throughout the episode lol.

I agree with the others...if I received a $140k bonus, I'd stay, at least for a little while.

Large Lump sums often has a habit of clouding people's judgement, seems like a decision to make when the excitement dies down a bit first

Delony is thinking "$140K bonus, Dave let's talk"

Be loyal to your bank account only. Employers can fire you easily so you should only be looking for your own interests and not the company's.

They should have "Why does he want to leave his job" right at the beginning. The loyalty question is a distraction.

There's no such thing as loyalty but gimme $140K bonus, I'd be inclined to stay

maybe the husband should call in with his thoughts so we don't have to guess what the situation is :)

Don't worry about loyalty to your company. They don't have any loyalty to you.

I get a turkey every year at the hospital for a bonus.

Loyalty is a concept that makes you do things against your self interest.

Dave shut down his “thought experiment” real quick.

Dave got exactly where this took me. The bonus is the after effect of hard work and that may be for five years of hard work. Solid advice to the end.

Man got paid 310 to do his job and he's complaining that he doesn't have control over decisions...

A company will never be loyal to you, especially nowadays. They can get rid of you tomorrow. Take the money and do what is best for YOUR family

The bonus is for what he ALL READY DID!

Sounds like the mafia to me... I heard the books are a mess, loyalty said 100x , huge bonuses ; and leaving town 🌹 🐟

money is not everything. when you feel you put in all the work but are also left out of the bigger decisions, the money becomes sorta insignificant....I'm in this spot now at my job..

As a controller, the world is his oyster and he could make as much or more working for himself!

So glad to see Dave appreciate loyalty. So many companies just see people as replaceable wheels and cogs. I've stuck around at the same company out of sense of loyalty 🙃 but it wanes some days

As a accountant that has done closes messed up books are headache

Making 170k a year and 140k bonus. That’s a job to have ! I’d stay till I die, unless I’m in Cali, I’d move right away !

The problem with a huge bonus like that in one year for multiple years of past work is that I could bump you into a new tax bracket that you might not have been in if it was spread out of multiple years.

If I gave someone a 140k bonus I would feel bummed out that they were leaving, NOT because I just gave them a bonus, but because this person is worth this bonus and the loss would be a great individual. The money is not a loss, the loosing a great team member is the loss that's the bummer.

Sh*t I'll work there!!! For bonuses like that I'll stay!

enjoy the appreciation and stick with it. feel for the owners of the acquired companies, their dreams were bought out and their lives are completely shifting, if they had someone like your hubby( my wife) does same thing. its priceless and god given talent..... you are a light unto my feet and make the path straight..... he could own the company hes working for one day

If he loves the company and is the controller. He has some pull in the room. He needs to go in and have an honest convo about what needs to change.

He sounds like a great guy and with a 140K he should start his own firm, if he’s a controller he could be making millions a year

An 82% bonus, even if they're "good guys"... sounds weird. Like they realized they under paid him by 60-80% and are trying desperately to fix it fast before he goes fortune 500.

I think his company is going to make the decision for him if they watch this video.

The 140K may be hush money and time to leave ........ The situation there may be ready to blow up / they are NOT following his advice

It sounds to me like he is looking for a future where he can continue to grow in his career. The pay may be good, but there may not ever be any opportunity for advancement for leadership positions.

Best call ever.

Good work environment, good people, good pay. Do NOT go anywhere.

Good Advice

When he has kids, it's not about him anymore. I would stay in this job until this pandamic is over. It seem like this job is doing good during a tough time.

I mean loyalty isn't that rare of a thing. It's just rare to find a company that worth being loyal to. At 170K a yr job I'd be smiling everyday coming in until I retired.

Currently doing accounting school...hearing that this kind of job with that kind of pay even exists is encouraging. :D

Yeah man, I remember when I was younger. I thought I was hot stuff, got into stocks, and absolutely failed. Learned my lesson. Moved on to safer investments, such as playing at the casino.

I have a friend that’s a Urologist. He gets insane bonuses, and his income is even better, and he doesn’t miss a lick. Stay at your job people.

If the books are a mess, is that bonus possibly a mistake? If not, stay a few more years, get everything in order and then go.

Loyalty...? Didn't know such thing existed, partially in silicon valley. Well there isn't any loyalty here, companies will dump you at a drop of a hat, look after yourself

I have to work Overtime for my "bonus". Dr. John looks like he could be a grown up famous cute child actor from a 1950's style sitcom.

170k/year and a 140k bonus? And you want to leave?! Why isn’t the guy calling? Is the wife the one who wants to move? Why not tough it out for another 10 more years, get a few more of those bonuses, and retire?

Cleaning up 🧼 messy books seems like the husband’s forte! That’s his specialty!

That company needs to hire an Assistant Controller, cleaning up the books of another company is hella work - (from an accountant)

Dave is right that most companies don't have great accounting. Especially for a company that acquires companies, because most of the time, those new companies are smaller and on smaller systems. I'm in accounting as well, and I've seen it myself. I've been at companies where I've said "I've never seen anyone do their books like this!" And switched companies, and then said the same thing. Accounting is, honestly, one of the easiest jobs that people make SO difficult. Dave is also right, he should approach management (as a controller, he's pretty high in management, and should have some pull) and say "here's what we need" and if they don't listen, THEN you can start looking and even be real with the CFO and say "hey sir/madam, I've voiced my opinion, it's not going in the direction I want, so I'm putting some feelers out there."

John: Let’s do a little thought experiment, so Dave you gave me 140K. 🤣

Don’t miss the forest for the trees. He just needs to be creative with what he has.

sounds like he just needs a long vacation.

He should have a discussion about his authority. A controller should have authority to "control".

Why is she calling instead of him? I think this was an excuse for her to show off how great her husband is. I’m guessing he’d be embarrassed if he knew she was calling.

2:50 Dave was like nah haha

Early in the call she mentioned want to move to another state; is he wanting to leave because of the job itself or for relocation?

He is valuable BECAUSE they keep buying companies with bad books. He will be less valuable working for a company with it's books in order that isn't acquiring anything. I would only leave for a change of geography or a massive jump in pay (say $500K to be CFO of a bigger company).

I heard a guy say, "If you're making a $1million a year and hate your job, you're underpaid.

They're 1st thought was to leave the job and move. It seems like they started this decision wrong if LEAVING after getting a 140k bonus was their BEST idea they could come up with!

ayy giving a shout out to the web developers!

The company probably sense this guy about to leave so they give him a 140k bonus as a quiet way to hold him back.

In most cases, a bonus is given for a reward in work done except for a sign on bonus.

Dude has a job that won’t allow him to make decisions and then a wife trying to make his decisions for him, or else why wasn’t he on the cal too? I feel like he thinks he’s losing out on his independence and his relationship and job may both be projections of that feeling.

After taxes, it's only about 80k. Not a lot of money in the big picture. Wouldn't be enough for me to leave unless I really wanted to.

I don't know who, but someone actually needs to hear this, you've got to stop saving all your money. Venture into investing some, if you really want financial stability

Would I ever leave this company? Look, I'm all about loyalty. In fact, I feel like part of what I'm being paid for here is my loyalty. But if there were somewhere else that valued loyalty more highly, I'm going wherever they value loyalty the most.

The heck is a controller? I wanna make 170k a year and get a 140k bonus

It is a fantastic question. Dave is right in that the bonus is for work and time performed. It should not be to buy loyalty. If the managers are upset that he is leaving soon after a bonus payment, then that issue resides in poor management behaviors and the guy should not feel burdened by that.

When someone at the company here's this it's going to be a problem...

Good pay and good boss. What more do you want?

Sounds like he has a really good deal going tbh. I'd try what they suggested and try and negotiate since these people sound like they would be open to it.

Sounds like he's great with books and numbers. Not so much with talking to company leadership. Starts thinking of leaving when given people to work under him. Even has his wife call in to ask a question. Instead of looking outwards all across the country, might need to look inwards.

Interesting. Maybe ask Dave if employeers have or should have lojalty.

Ask to work remote. The company likes him and would probably accommodate.

What is a controller? From the description it sounds like he balances books?

The company I worked for before retiring gave us sorta mandatory 20 to 30 hours overtime every week at time and a half. I guess that could be called a bonus.

Take the money and run

I'd like to hear the guys side in his words.

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Haha in the industry I work in, people only quit immediately after bonuses are paid out. What is this loyalty you speak of?

Bring the intro music back!

Sounds like the guy is over-worked and super stressed based on what I'm hearing. When you get like that (and I've been there), all you can think about is getting away from it. And the huge bonus actually makes it easier to leave because your financial pressures are suddenly reduced. But I agree with Dave, your 1st solution has to be to talk with management and let them know how you are feeling and get a solution in place. Sounds like they are decent folks to work for and that is not all that easy to find.

Guys previous accountant here. Take overs are horrible! He deserves it. Also not many people are skilled enough to handle take overs.

Sounds like the Accordius Brand Nursing Facilities mantra.

With that kinda money i could hire the real actor that plays "Jeffrey" from The Fresh Prince to be my butler

Some people just don't know when they got it good and unfortunately their the ones that have it good.

If there is more opportunity to get these kinds of bonuses, then why not..else if you want to leave just be honest about it

He needs to make the decision based on what works for him. Immediate is fine. Consider if he would have accepted another job offer. The new employer would expect him to start ASAP.

If I made 170K? Did I hear that right? After taxes? I'd save 50k of it a year for sure. I could squeak by on 120K that's ten grand a month. That's my dream income by the way.

I would give the company at least one more year. But if you were already planning on moving don’t stop your plans

Yesssss, "reset" the job!

He got the bonus for doing great job. For his past performance. He can leave if needed. He is highly valued at work. He got more leverage than others. Being Controller for Accounting is high pressure high responsibility job.

The moment the check clears I will said thank you very much For everything But now is time to make my own dreams come true Best luck to you And see you later

I would let my boss punch me in the face everyday for a 140k bonus

I hate these phone calls......🤨

What's a bonus?