Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit
I once worked at a company that paid bonuses based on a portion of profits, appropriately named "profit sharing". As long as the company turned a profit in a quarter everyone got extra money. Company financials were shared with everyone each quarter (even though the company wasn't public) and the percentage was calculated based on a specific formula (details of which I don't remember but included years of service, title etc) so everything was pretty straightforward.<p>It's definitely possible to make bonuses work via profit sharing (even for private companies) as long as the company is not trying to cheat its employees.