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Warning: SWIFT sign on bonuses are a scam
Discussion in 'Swift' started by Driver#3141592, Oct 17, 2020.
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Still, it is a raw deal when Swift plays one side against the other with the performance bonus and sign on deal.
Shame on you Swift, for that!
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It was the sign on bonus, and the fact that you would not get the performance bonus for a couple times because of it.
I don't agree with what they did in this case. I think it is cop out on their part.
Kind of like what all the politicians do every day in Washington.
But overall they are not a bad company to work for.Last edited: Oct 18, 2020
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My pay at Swift was always as expected (no sign on bonus for me). But this does sound a bit shady, as most sign on bonuses are. I’ll bet most of their new recruits are bronze so it’s not a major issue for them. They should at least give you the option to pick the higher paying bonus between the two.
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Here's a hypothetical example that will demonstrate my point more clearly:
Suppose a used car dealership hires a salesman. The pay package for that salesman, which is detailed in writing, states that they will receive $290 per week in base pay per week plus a bonus of 6% of the sales price of all cars sold during that month to be paid out in the second check the following month. If the salesman works the entire month then the company does not have the option of not paying out that commission simply because they used the word "bonus" to describe it. That would be just as illegal as not paying them their $290 for any given week.
The short version is, if you promise an employee pay in writing as part of their compensation package and the employee performs the work in full, then you can't simply not pay them.
Also, to be frank, the pay at Swift is below garbage. I would have quit over month ago if it weren't for the bonus. I stuck it out since I was only a month away from the first quarterly bonus despite how absolutely horrible everything was at Swift. I stuck it out and did the work and now they have to pay me. It's not an option.
As for when you posted:
"Many companies, mine included, don't even offer bonuses of any kind for real."
What you don't understand is that Swift's base pay is around HALF what it would be at a normal company. They didn't tack on bonus pay as an extra perk. They separated this out from normal pay. It's not extra money. It's 5 cents per mile that they hold back until the end of the quarter. As a reminder, even with the bonus pay their total pay is a complete joke.Last edited: Oct 18, 2020
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